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NorCal Car Shows, Swap Meets & Races November 28 – December 4

Hi,

We had another rare weekend without attending a Car Show. I need to be taking advantage of this time to be filling up our 2023 calendar, although sometimes it’s nice to relax a little. I think all year long that I wished was way ahead listing car shows but maybe I just like working under pressure? I do appreciate everyone that has been sending me information on their 2023 events.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Now, Christmas will be here before we know it. If you are looking for something cool for your favorite Car Guy or Gal, please visit our Hot Rod Bookstore at 7975 Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights.

Every week we have some really cool cars come to visit us at our Classic Reg Service/Hot Rod Bookstore. Here are a few of my favorites from the last few weeks.

Like I say every week, I am sure thankful to all of you that paid for your $25 yearly subscription this past week and year!Our Weekly Giveaway Drawings are “for paid subscribers only” and take place every Wednesday evening. Please CLICK HERE to pay for you subscription, you could be the next winner!

If you would like to pay by check, please make it payable to NorCal Car Culture and mail it to: 7975 Auburn Blvd. Citrus Heights, CA 95610 or you are always welcome to visit us at our store and pay in person.

Last week’s giveaway winner was Cliff Madariaga from Sacramento, CA. He won a couple of cool Metal Signs from Steve Reedy at Reedyville Goods at 3302 Swetzer Road in Loomis, CA. All his signs are cut and made right there at their store by a very talented group of people.

***We are busy working hard on our new American Car Culture Association, hopefully we will launch it before the end of the year. Our goal is to preserve and promote Car Culture through our Websites and Newsletters as well as with awards, scholarships and historical displays. We will offer different membership levels including a subscription and an American Car Culture t-shirt or other Car Culture Gear. We are working on additional benefits of membership including discounts or coupons from your favorite vendors. Please let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.***

Here is a preview of our 2023 American Car Culture t-shirt.

This week’s Car Shows and Toy Drives:

December 1 – Gilroy: The Fortino Winery Car Show is the first Thursday from 5pm to 7:30pm at Fortino Winery, 4525 Hecker Pass Highway.

December 3 – Folsom: The Christmas is for Kids Toy Run is Saturday from 9am to 2pm at That Dam Place Restaurant, 1013 Riley Street.

December 3 – Glen Ellen: The Devils Darlin’s Toys For Tots Cruise is Saturday at 10am at the Sonoma Development Center, 15000 Arnold Drive.

December 3 – Half Moon Bay: The Beyond City Limits Toy Drive is Saturday from 7:30am to 9:30am at Pillar Point Harbor, 1 Johnson Pier.

December 3 – Lincoln: Rockstar Rides is the first Saturday of the month from 2pm to 4pm at the Rockstar Music Academy, 801 Sterling Parkway.

December 3 – Modesto: The Valley C10 Club 1st Annual Toy Drive is Saturday from 11am to 2:30pm at Pep Boys, 1340 McHenry Avenue.

December 3 – Sacramento: The 16th Annual Rally4Kids Toy Drive is Sunday from 8am to 12pm at Shriners Hospital, 2425 Stockton Boulevard.

December 3 – Santa Rosa: The Laf-A-Lots Holiday Toy Drive is Saturday from 9am to 4pm at Machado Burgers, 406 Larkfield Center.

December 4 – West Sacramento: The Devotion Car Club’s Holiday Toy Drive & Cruise is Sunday at 8am at Raley Field, 400 Ballpark Drive.

December 4 – Yuba City: The 3rd Annual LowLifes Car Club Toy Drive is Sunday from 10am to 3pm at the K-Mart Parking Lot, 850 Gray Avenue.

Swap Meets:

December 3 – Marysville: The Racer’s Swap Meet is Saturday at 8am at Marysville Raceway, 1468 Simpson Lane.

December 4 – Pomona: The Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show is Sunday from 5am to 2pm at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue.

**We are already working on our 2023 Calendar. If you are aware of any 2023 event dates, please email any information to me at tnewey@norcalcarculture.com or enter them here: Add Events.
You can see a complete list of upcoming events including Cars and Coffees and Cruise-Ins at NorCalCarCulture.com.

Our Classic Reg Service is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm at 7975 Auburn Blvd in Citrus Heights and we are happy to help if we can. We can answer a lot of questions over the phone so, please give me or my wife Marleen a call at 916-560-9506.

This week’s giveaway is for $100 Visa Gift Card courtesy of my brother Rich Newey at Route 40 Classics. He always has a cool selection of classic cars for sale. Please stop by and see his cool showroom at 6008 Auburn Blvd. in Citrus Heights or give him a call at 916-750-4321.

A while back we started a Facebook Group to share our cars and automotive items for sale called Car Culture Classifieds, please check it out if you are on Facebook. Also please check out our Free Classified Ads!

Please follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts!

Have fun and be safe! Tim

To See all the Upcoming Events in Northern California (Bakersfield to the Oregon Border) for the coming week, please click here: NorCalCarCulture.com

Featured Upcoming Events

***If you are looking for more exposure for your upcoming event, consider a spot in our “Featured Upcoming Event” section. Thousands of people will get to see your poster or flyer each week leading up to your show. Just contact me for more details if you are interested.***

If would like to add a show or event to our calendar please visit our “Add Events” page.

Please Support our Sponsors and let them know you saw their ad here on NorCal Car Culture!

Welcome to Di Stasio Vineyards in Plymouth, CA! For information call (209) 256-1524.

NorCal Car Shows, Swap Meets & Races – Happy Thanksgiving

Hi,

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am so thankful for all of you and the tremendous support I receive from friends and family. This has been a long slow journey building these Car Culture websites and newsletters and I sure appreciate all the words of encouragement I receive every week. I am especially grateful for our sponsors, their support has and does mean so much to us. Please check them out at the bottom of each newsletter and on every page of our websites.

We have some big plans for 2023 including our American Car Culture Association. I hope to get out and travel across the West to more shows and races. I am excited to meet more of you in person no matter where you live. I got a very nice camera from my friend Art Wong at Maita Motorsports and my plan is to take better pictures at the shows I attend and of the people I meet. Hopefully I can do little articles on each show or race and share them with you.

This past Saturday afternoon I went to the big BC Fab Open House Car Show at 3265 Monier Circle in Rancho Cordova. These guys always have an interesting mix of cars from Lowriders to Resto-Mods. Here are a few of my favorites from the show.

I can’t say enough about how very grateful I am to all of you that paid for your $25 yearly subscription this past week and year!Our Weekly Giveaway Drawings are “for paid subscribers only” and take place every Wednesday evening. Please CLICK HERE to pay for you subscription, you could be the next winner!

Last week’s Giveaway Winner was Donald Gauldin from Garden Valley, CA. He won a $100 Gift Certificate to Sacramento Vintage Ford. They are located at 11375 Sunrise Park Drive in Rancho Cordova. They carry all kinds of cool stuff for all of us that love classic cars and hot rods.

***We are busy working to make the American Car Culture Association a non-profit corporation, hopefully before the end of the year. Our goal is to preserve and promote Car Culture through our Websites and Newsletters as well as with awards, scholarships and historical displays. We will offer different membership levels including a subscription and an American Car Culture t-shirt or other Car Culture Gear. We are working on additional benefits of membership including discounts or coupons from your favorite vendors. Please let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.***

Here is a preview of our 2023 American Car Culture t-shirt.

Here is a List of the Car Shows this week:November 26 – San Rafael: The Winter Wonderland Classic Car Parade is Saturday from 1pm to 6pm on 4th Street in Downtown San Rafael.

November 26-27 – Sonoma: The Valt at Sonoma Raceway event is Saturday and Sunday at 10am at Sonoma Raceway, 29355 Arnold Drive.

Races:

November 25 – Merced: The Merced Speedway Season Finale is Friday at 5pm at Merced Speedway, 900 Martin Luther King Jr Way.

November 26 – Antioch: The Antioch Speedway Weekly Racing Series is Saturday at 3pm at Antioch Speedway, 1201 West 10th Street.

Since it’s Thanksgiving week not a lot going on but you can see the complete list of events including Cars and Coffees and Cruise-Ins at NorCalCarCulture.com.

**We are already working hard on our 2023 Calendar. If you are aware of any 2023 event dates, please email any information to me at tnewey@norcalcarculture.com or enter them here: Add Events.

The week’s giveaway is for a couple of cool Metal Signs from Steve Reedy at Reedyville Goods at 3302 Swetzer Road in Loomis, CA. All his signs are cut and made right there at their store by a very talented group of people.

Please follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts!

Have fun and be safe! Tim

To See all the Upcoming Events in Northern California (Bakersfield to the Oregon Border) for the coming week, please click here: NorCalCarCulture.com

Featured Upcoming Events

If would like to add a show or event to our calendar please visit our “Add Events” page.

Please Support our Sponsors and let them know you saw their ad here on NorCal Car Culture!

Welcome to Di Stasio Vineyards in Plymouth, CA! For information call (209) 256-1524.

The Corvette and Camaro Invasion

Scott Maxwell has been a Corvette enthusiast for over half of his life. He has owned a lot of Corvettes and Camaros in his 55 years.

In his words: “I have attended a lot of Car Shows and I have seen many things that I felt I could improve on. So, I decided to put my money where my mouth was and put on my own car show just before Covid hit and it was a success.”

Late last year, a friend approach Scott about doing a Car Show in Reno and after talking to him they decided that they should go ahead and move forward with it.

They began talking and meeting with multiple Hotels in Reno trying to get the amount of parking spaces needed and the number of rooms needed to put on such a large show. They ended up picking The Grand Sierra Resort to be the location and the planning started.

They wanted it to be during a time that Corvette and Camaro owners would want to take the cars out, so they picked August. One reason for August is that Hot August Nights is a popular time for Cars in Reno, but the newer cars are not allowed to enter the show.

They wanted to have a show that people could be part of if they had a newer Corvette or Camaro, but also be open to all years. They knew with Reno in August that it is very Hot, so they wanted to do an indoor show. Having a temperature-controlled environment would make it much more fun for the owners as well as the spectators.

They decided to allow attendees to come on Thursday and check in with their own VIP Check in Line for the Hotel and then go to the show registration area and get their Goodie Bag and the times for the Poker Run on Friday.

On Friday, the drivers will make their way thru the stops to get their 5 cards for their hand and the last stop will be back at Grand Sierra. The Top 3 Hands will be winning a total of $ 600.00

After the Poker Run the car owners will be able to bring their cars into the ballroom and get them parked and cleaned up for the show on Saturday and have the opportunity to grab something to eat and drink while being able to talk to their friends and fellow Car Show participants, and also have the opportunity to go gamble or eat dinner etc. or they can come back in the morning and get their cars ready.

The Corvettes and the Camaros will be judged separately and will have separate Awards and Prizes except for the Best of Show Trophy.

We have some big-name sponsors joining and advertising and donating some awesome prizes, so you don’t want to miss out!

The Corvette and Camaro Invasion of Reno Nevada brought to you by The Corvette Channel and Maita Motorsports and Chevrolet Performance promises to be one of the Best Shows on the West Coast.

Here is a link to their website: https://corvettechannel.com/event/the-corvette-camaro-invasion-of-reno-nevada/