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Classic Notes

Classic Car Show Photography. A place for car enthusiast to get information and photos of the California car culture, with the focus on the Ford Falcon and Ford Ranchero. Catch a car show and enjoy the ride!

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2023 Grand National Truck Show September 16-17 at the Fairplex
2023 Grand National Truck Show September 16-17 at the Fairplex

Classic Truck Car Show

Classic from the Grand National Roadster Show

The West Coast is having a car show; the Grand National Truck Show is September 16-17. Hundreds of trucks, vans, and SUVs will be attending this classic truck show. There will be eighteen custom rides in competition for the WMBT award. A weekend truck-in completes the two-day show. The pinstripers are having a charity event, so if you want a custom pinstripe on your camera or cell phone, check it out. The charity is for the Volunteers for Veterans Foundation.

The show opens from 10 AM-8 PM on Saturday, September 16, 2023, and from 10 AM-6 PM on Sunday, September 17, 2023

Check out their website for more information on admission and parking. Children under five are free.

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Happy New Year 2022

Here’s to the Classic Ride

Happy New Year

We originally started the website as a focus for the ’65, then moved on to showcasing classic cars from the southern California car shows we attended.

The past two years made that impossible. However, car shows are starting to rev back up with the new year. Learning from the loss of our favorite car shows, we thought this would be a great time to move the website into a new space with a focus on the rides we have accumulated over the past ten years.

Some of the original pages are here but in a new format:

We moved the Ford Collections into Falcon Focus, where the Ranchero and the Ford Falcon line up with classics, emblems, and signatures.

Check out the Classic Lounge: an automotive source page from our car show experiences, starting with the 65 Ranchero Contributors-business who have touched our 1965 Ranchero from the engine to paint.

1987 Ford Econoline

Beach Van Project is all about a work in progress.

Looking for help with your Falcon project? Check our sourcing list.


The Artist is all about the creative elements you come across while attending a car show along with The Pinstriper, where we list artists that know how to lay down the line.

The Artist

The Artist is all about the creative elements you come across while attending a car show along with The Pinstriper, where we list artists that know how to lay down the line.

Lessons learned from Shooting Digital: an amateur camera shot perspective.

New
The First Ride

Introducing Classic Style- Starting with the original ride, the Ford Model T. The classic car can get lost in the lineup of one fabulous ride after another. Going through the archives to break down the classic into a new format focused on the make, model color, style.

All our favorite car shows are still here, and hopefully, we will be adding to the roster as the year progresses.
Happy New Year, looking forward to 2022 and the rides.
The Ranchero and the Blue Q.

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The Classic Car

Car Show Classics Catch Up

Flying Ladies leave a noble impression.

Check out a few ladies that take to the road.

Check out a few ladies that take to the road.

Catch up on a few of our favorite Car Show Notes

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Flame Out

History can tell a story, paint can define the ride.

Set it on Fire

PAINT

Tonal Up!

Check out a few car show favorite pics.

Check out a few car show favorite pics.

Beachcruisers Car Show has all the surf side vintage

We are in a no-car show time frame leaving a void of walking down the path to see the beauty of the ride through photography. So this week, we will take a look at some of the majestic beauties we have accumulated over the years, starting with September Car Notes.

Collections

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The Ranchero

The good, the bad and the daily driver.

Check out the rides
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Pomona Swap Meet August 15, 2021

The Pomona Swap Meet is opening back up.

As of this date the Pomona Swap Meet is still on.
We may miss the first classic show after the virus shutdown, so we are showcasing a few of our favorites this week of Past Pomona Shows.
Hoping it’s still on August 15, 2021.

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Catch up on Past Pomona Swap Meet Classic Car Shows

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Getting the classic back on the road

Classic Notes

The classics are back on the road. Check out your local vibe spot for current Coffee Car Culture, Cars & Coffee, Donuts & Coffee, Gas & Coffee, Gas & Glaze, Coffee N’ Cars, Donuts & Dipsticks, and don’t forget a Brunch of Cars. The best Southern California website for all the local and major shows: So Cal Car Culture #1 classic classic car find.

A few of our favorites are back on the calendar; Santa Barbara’s Woodie’s will be at the beach on July 31, 2021, Pomona Swap Meet is August 15, 2021, La Verne is cool cruising into old town September 11, 2021, and Cruisin’ 4 a Cure has been invited to San Clemente September 18, 2021. We are looking forward to getting back on the road with cameras waiting to take the shot.

The Classics
a few of our favorites are back

Catch up on past classics and enjoy the rides.

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Santa Barbara Woodies

Enjoy the backdrops

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Old Town Vibe

La Verne Cool Cruise

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Pomona Swap Meet

You never know what you may find!

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Cruisin’ 4 a Cure

Amazing Rides for A Great Cause

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The Let's Go Camping Guide

While we are waiting for our beloved classic car shows venues.

Camp Out

 
 

The Let’s Go Camping Guide is all about camping in a campground. Enter to win a free guide through their Instagram or Website. Created for everyone who loves the camping experience this guide is the perfect gift for all things camping.

Check out a few of our favorite hood mascots

Sending out Newsletter middle of the month, sign up for classic car notes.

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The LA Roadsters Car Show has been canceled.

Canceled but not forgotten,
The LA Roadsters Car Show

Another Car Show cancellation this weekend. The LA Roadsters will not be showing at the Fairplex, but you can still catch up on some our favorite pics from past car shows like this beautiful 1957 Ford Ranchero.

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