"Cruise Paradise" 4th of July Car Show 2012

No matter what part of the U.S. you may have found yourself in on July 4th, no doubt there was some sort of automotive related event you could attend. The Big Island of Hawaii (Hilo Bayfront to be exact) was no exception, as this year saw the return of the tri-annual, 2-week "Cruise Paradise" event hosted by Hawaii Classic Cruisers, which culminated in a 4th of July Car Show. An estimated 320+ vehicles and thousands of spectators turned out for the car show portion.

Cars from the 1920's all the way up to showroom fresh rides were included, with the majority of cars representing the iconic nameplates of the 1950's-70's. There has also been a big push to include all makes and models (imports as well) but it was still a decidely "Classic-Heavy" event. But with such a diverse display of vehicles from as far away as

2011 S-Chassis Meet Pictorial RECAP! (Part 2)

In Part 2 of our pictorial coverage we're gonna showcase all the non S-Chassis goodness at the meet - from the dope Rolling Sushi Van to the awesome spectator cars. Enjoy!

2011 S-Chassis Meet Pictorial RECAP! (Part 1)

The 3rd Annual S-Chassis Meet at the K1 Speed in Anaheim proved to be another successful event in the growing history of the show. Even amidst the shadow of JCCS going on in Long Beach, and the thunder and rain that SoCal woke up to that morning, the event still drew a high quality turnout of both S-Chassis and non S-Chassis vehicles!

2011 S-Chassis Car Show/Meet UPDATE!

Back in May we broke news of the 3rd Annual 2011 S-Chassis Meet at K1 Speed in Anaheim. If you haven't made plans yet to attend, you've got just under a month to free up your Saturday, September 10th for one of the fastest growing S-Chassis gatherings in Southern California!

We just wanted to take the opportunity to let everyone know that there has been an update to the scheduled start time since the event was revealed. Originally slated for a 10:30-11:00am roll-in, the new roll-in time is now

NISMOlism 2011 Recap!



     If you happened to miss the first annual Nismolism Car Show/Meet at CalState Fullerton this past weekend you missed out on a great gathering of vehicles!  This was an all Datsun/Nissan/Infiniti meet so whether you had a 97hp '67 Datsun Roadster, or a fresh off the lot 2010 GT-R, you had a place at Nismolism.

The weather had been sketchy all week leading up to the show, yet on the day of the show blue skies prevailed (with occasional cloud cover at times). Perfect meet weather!

As with any first time meet of this size, there were minor things that could have been done better. Our only two trivial "complaints" were that 1) we would have loved to have each specific model parked together in designated sections, which would have made for GREAT photo opportunities, and 2) condiments for the food.  But that's how small our issues with the meet were; Parking and Ketchup. :)

Needless to say, we felt the meet was a success! Lotta cool people all too happy to talk about their cars. We enjoyed meeting a diverse group of people that were nice enough to grace our booth; like the (we'll keep them anonymous) 350Z owner who just landed a job as a CHP dispatcher and now wants to get his Z build going, or the guy who owns a 240SX but brought out his Cressida just to piss off his friends (haha), or the Student from Mexico studying English here and wishing his S13 coulda been at the meet.

A meet is only as good as the people.....and, well, the cars. So with that said enjoy our not-NEARLY-adequate-enough photo recap of the meet!

(A big "Thank You" to the organizers and volunteers for making this day happen. Can't wait for next years show!)

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