In the parking lot, you can usually find something as interesting as in the show.

So, I expected to see more Vettes in the parking lot, and there were a couple. But I didn't think the Honda's and Nissan's would be holding a club meeting, that's a new one to me! Or maybe it makes sense to find out where there will be a car show, and have your club meet in the parking lot to see if you can steal the show... .literally!

New car show you've never heard of, the employees of Raytheon's Balboa Ave facility bring their hot rods to work on July 19

Get off the 163 at the Balboa exit... which lets you out at Kearny Villa road or Mercury (depends on the direction of travel on the 163) , head East on Balboa one stop light East of Kearney Villa Rd. Turn Left (No other choice) into a long road through the parkign lot, the car show will be at the far end of the parking lots.

Lat year there were Cobra's, Corvettes, 9 sec Nova, Camaro's... 50's Ford trucks... a popcorn maker, dunk tank, live band, San Diego Blood Bank mobile donation bus, etc etc.

If you go farther than San Diego for car shows, here's a good website

http://www.rocknrod.com/calstate/may07.htm

If you are around Fletcher Parkway (El Cajon) on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month

Beef & Bun, 6pm until 9 or 10
South side of Fletcher Parkway,

Just west of the top of the long hill it's on.

If you are driving East bound on Fletcher, it's just 2 blocks past a long right hand curve.

If you are driving West bound on Fletcher, you better be in the left lane, and ready to turn as soon as you make it through the intersection at Garfield, 'cause after this left turn lane you see here in the picture, it's a long, long way before you can make a u turn.

2477 Fletcher Pkwy. A block West of Garfield.
(619) 465-0767
http://www.carsnet.com/events.html

"Beef N Bun is this little place in El Cajon on Fletcher Parkway that has the best shakes ever. The chocolate-banana being particularly tasty. Every December they have eggnog shakes"
http://makeme.typepad.com/make_me/2007/01/wolves_and_shee.html

http://motorheadmisfits.com/Events/Beef%20%27n%20Bun/beefnbun.html

any questions give Matt a call at 619-517-2522

What hot rodders do when they want to build a model car?

http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/2007show/07coachmen/ has 8 pictures after the link

The St. Joe Valley Street Rod Club, with members located in the South Bend, Indiana... created a display, including the box, that replicates an early 1960's AMT plastic 3-in-1 model kit of a 1940 Ford coupe, using an actual '40 Ford and associated car parts and kit building items (paint bottles, glue tube, etc.).

A "tree", one of two, was created to hold actual flathead engine parts, including a block and heads. The second tree replicates one that held chrome parts such as nerf bars, bumpers and wheel covers.

World of Wonder show (big understatement)

http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/lead.html

20 miles South of San Fran, 5 miles North of hwy 92

B17, 1949 Piper Clipper seaplane, P-40 "Flying Tiger", P51's, B25's, the Blastolene Bros cars, Buffalo Springfield steamroller, Unicycle Dirt Drag Racing, and Arlen Ness Motorcycles

April 29 10 a.m. to 4 p.m

A new view of California car shows

http://www.carshownews.com/national/CA.htm