One thing I liked (and some might hate) about the Crusin for a Cure car show in Orange County, California is the wide variety of cars filling Costa Mesa's OC Fair and Events center. Seems like most of the big shows I've been to are restricted to a certain year or type of car. Not here! From hot rods and classics to exotics and muscle cars and even some, "Custom" PT Cruisers ( More on that soon) Crusin for a Cure had a little something for everyone! Dont' forget, this show's for charity. I haven't heard the final stats, but the show benefited City of Hope to raise awareness and fund prostate cancer research. As part of the show and like everyone else in the line that was fairly full every time I went by, I got my free PSA screening as a first step to making sure I stay prostate cancer free. Guys could also wait in a short line for a test that's never any fun, but necessary for early detection of the most survivable cancers in men... the dreaded digital exam. I applaud the guys who...
2009 Orange County, “Great Labor Day Cruise”
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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)....
OCCA Labor Day Cruise
posted by pikesan
Story by Devin Squire (Devin's all Ford Garage) Well, I just got back from the "Orange County Crusin' Assoc.'s "Great Labor Day Cruise" in Costa Mesa, California. The weather was great, 80 degrees at the warmest & the 60's at night. We go there a couple of days early to enjoy some vacation time in southern California. We will spend a day just cruising Pacific Coast Highway, from Huntington Beach down to Laguna Beach, stopping at some of the Surf shops, or stopping at one of the many eateries to get some fish tacos....(Wahoo's shrimp tacos...mmmmm). Once in a while, I'll actually take one of my surfboards out in the water & try to surf...key word here is "try". OK, now back to the car show. The car show itself is on Saturday & Sunday, & Monday being the day they hand out awards & trophys. Some of us actually start lining our cars up in the parking lot at the fairgrounds on Friday, so we can be the early birds in to get a good parking spot. The Embassy Suites in Santa Ana, is the host hotel, &...