Celebrating Southern California’s Classic Car Culture
Posted in News on Jan 17th, 2010
“Supercar Sunday is back and is here to stay!” That’s the first sentence of a long-awaited announcement from Dustin Troyan, one of Southern California’s most passionate, selfless and determined car guys. Dusty started the Supercar Sunday show in front of the Village Coffee Roaster coffee shop he managed in Woodland Hills several years ago. The [...]
Posted in News on Dec 16th, 2009
Woodland Hills – Lawsuit bans car buffs from shopping center
It was 6:15 a.m. on a Sunday when Tom Bellows pulled his treasured 1979 yellow MGB into the parking lot of a Woodland Hills shopping center and prepared to hang out with other classic car aficionados, as they had for years.
But instead of being greeted by [...]
Posted in News on Oct 28th, 2009
In the grand scope of automotive history, Graham Nearn’s accomplishment may seem very small. The focus of his ambitions was the Lotus Seven, a niche sports car that he first sold as a Lotus dealer in 1959. The dealership was based in Caterham, England, and called Caterham Cars.
“I fell in love with the car then,” [...]
Posted in News on Sep 16th, 2009
Elio Zagato, son of the founder of the Italian coachbuilder Zagato, died on Sept. 14, the company said in a news release. He was 88.
Known to many by the nickname “Dr. Elio” — though Enzo Ferrari referred to him by the fond diminutive “Zagatino” — Mr. Zagato not only oversaw the creation of classic car [...]
Posted in News on Jul 8th, 2009
The following is a reprint of an article by thenewspaper.com
Proposed law would allow Pasadena to lower speed limits to generate more traffic tickets.
A state Senate committee will vote today on whether to gut an anti-speed trap law that has protected California drivers for the past seventy-six years. Assembly Bill 564, introduced by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino [...]
Posted in News on Apr 26th, 2009
Several cars were stopped and the drivers ticketed while on their way to and from Supercar Sunday on April 26th. The crackdown on burnouts and speeding started with a lecture from two policemen to a large group of Mustang owners, who have gained a reputation for causing problems at the event. The group was sternly [...]
Posted in News on Apr 8th, 2009
This just in! In addition to AB859 (which has its own discussion thread going on) here are a few more proposed bills to be aware of…
AB 986 Mendoza-D
If a citation was issued for participation in a speed contest, exhibition of speed, or reckless driving, even if on private property, the vehicle would be impounded and [...]
Posted in News on Mar 30th, 2009
We beat it before and we can beat it again!. This just in from SEMA. …
Here we go again! Legislation (A.B. 859) has been reintroduced in the California Assembly by Assemblyman Dave Jones (Assemblymember.jones@assembly.ca.gov) to require annual Smog check inspections for vehicles 15-years old and older. The bill would also require that funds generated [...]
Posted in News on Mar 2nd, 2009
In an article by Telegraph in the UK it is reported that people are looking toward classic cars as investments during the current economic recession. This is an interesting turn of events, as historically we have seen prices drop during times of economic hardship. In the past, collector cars have typically been viewed as luxury [...]
Posted in News on Feb 1st, 2009
The organizers of Cars & Coffee in Irvine have issued a statement addressing the problem of modern car groups hoarding the limited amount of display area in the PAG lot. Apparently this has been an issue for a while, but the final blow was when “NSX day” showed 100 cars, and then 75 Honda S2000’s [...]
