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The 62nd Sacramento Autorama is Friday through Sunday

The Sacramento Autorama is now in its 62nd year. The Sacramento Autorama is “The Kustom Capital of the World” and boasts being home to one of longest running indoor car shows in the world. The Autorama is recognized as the premiere custom car show on the West Coast. The Show will feature over 450 of the finest custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles from around the country.

Ticket Prices

$18.00 General Admission (13 years and up)
$10.00 Kids (6 – 12 years)
5 & under Free

Discounts

Pre-Sale Tickets Adults for $16, Kids $8 at participating Sacramento area O’Reilly Auto Parts stores.

Parking

$10.00 General. Parking at the Main Gate as well as the East Gate off of Exposition Blvd.

Show Times

Friday February 17, 2012 12:00 pm until 9:00 pm
Saturday February 18, 2012 10:00 am until 9:00 pm
Sunday February 19, 2012 10:00 am until 7:00 pm

Locations

Buildings A, B, C, D, Expo Center Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, The Pavilion & Surrounding Areas.

Show Facts

The Sacramento Autorama is now in its 62nd year, is known as the Kustom Capitol of the World and boasts being home to one of the longest running indoor car shows in the world.

The 2012 show theme is Futuristic. Cars and Vendors are encouraged to decorate with this theme.

Over 500 show vehicles will compete for awards inside all of the Cal Expo buildings. The Clubhouse will be in The Pavilion and up to another 500 vehicles will join the event Saturday and newly added Sunday for the Autorama Drive-In parked in the Building A lot.

Watch and bid on artwork created by the best pinstripers in the nation at the Autorama Panel Jam. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to help the children of U.C. Davis Children’s Hospital.

Live Music all three days inside the Clubhouse, The Suede Pavilion (D Bld) as well as our Autorama DJ spinning the best records for your enjoyment.

The Autorama Awards ceremony starts at 4:00pm on Sunday. The 2011 Custom d’Elegance and King of Kustoms winners will Be announced. In addition the Big B awards, Bagdasarian, Barris, Bertolucci and Bailon, will make history along with many other awards. The event will be featured in magazines and on television.

Last year’s King of Kustoms award winner was this 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille owned by Mario Colallilo of Harrington Park, New South Wales, Australia.

The 46th Annual Turlock Swap Meet is Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28th & 29th

Don’t miss out on the 46th annual Turlock Swap Meet hosted by Modesto Area A’s Model A Ford Club of America. Find the car or part you have been looking for! Like always, it will be held at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 N. Broadway in Turlock. Admission is $8.00 for adults, children 12 and under are FREE! If you are traveling from afar, RV parking is only $30.00 for the weekend! See you there!

Turlock Swap Meet 2011 — Some of the cars from last year's Turlock Swap Meet

For more info please visit: www.TurlockSwapMeet.com

Click for enlarged view

California Automobile Museum to Feature Classic Ford Mustangs

The California Automobile Museum will host the Sierra Mustang Club in its Car Club Cavalcade Exhibit for the month of December. From December 3 through January 6, visitors will enjoy an array of cars from throughout the history of the original “pony car.”

The Ford Mustang, introduced on April 17, 1964, was a clever re-imagining of the Falcon compact sedan as a sporty coupe with a long list of options that allowed buyers to customize their cars as true luxury or performance machines – or both. Other manufacturers rushed to copy the Mustang’s formula, as well as its long-hood, short-deck styling, giving birth to a boom of so-called “pony cars” that peaked in the late 1960s. Over the last 47 years, the Mustang has consistently been one of America’s favorite performance cars, and its history has been marked by many exciting variations with a common basis in the original car’s winning formula. The Sierra Mustang Club will showcase cars from all eras of the model’s history in this exciting display.

The California Automobile Museum is located at 2200 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95818. The public can contact the Museum by telephone at 916-442-6802, or visit its website at www.calautomuseum.org. The Museum is open seven days a week from 10:00am-6:00pm, and on the third Thursday of every month until 9:00pm.

The Car Club Cavalcade is a monthly exhibit at the California Automobile Museum. The Museum offers Car Club Memberships to all interested car clubs, and Car Club Members have the opportunity to feature members’ cars in the Museum for one month in the Car Club Cavalcade exhibit. More information on Museum Memberships is available at www.calautomuseum.org/html/membership.html.

The mission of the California Automobile Museum is to preserve, exhibit, and teach the story of the automobile and its influence on our lives. The Museum is a 72,000 square foot facility and has 140 to 160 cars on display. The permanent exhibit showcases vehicles in chronological order from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Other ongoing exhibits include Going Green, WUNDERCARS!, Legends of Speed, and James Dean, as well as the Car Club Cavalcade Exhibit.