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Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach Cruise at the Beach

starts at 3:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

San Dimas

San Dimas Classic Car Cruise Night - July

starts at 3:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Burbank

Bob's Big Boy Burbank Classic Car Show

starts at 4:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Garden Grove

Garden Grove Car Show

starts at 4:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Northridge

Bob's Big Boy Northridge Car Show

starts at 4:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Buena Park

Classics Under the Antlers - July

starts at 4:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Escondido

Cruisin' Grand

starts at 4:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Whittier

Ruby's Cruise Night

starts at 5:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Placentia

Mopar 360 Car Meet - July

starts at 6:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Yucaipa

Yucaipa Family Classic Car Show - July

starts at 6:00 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Yucca Valley

Sonic Yucca Valley Cruise-In

starts at 6:30 PM

Fri, Jul 4, 2025

Studio City

Valley Cruise Night

starts at 7:00 PM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Palm Desert

Silver Scorpions Cars and Breakfast

starts at 5:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Huntington Beach

Donut Derelicts Huntington Beach

starts at 6:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

La Cañada Flintridge

Early Rodder's La Canada

starts at 6:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

La Puente

Gas and Glaze

starts at 6:30 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Valencia

Coffee & Cars Valencia

starts at 6:30 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Carlsbad

Cbad Cars

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Corona

Cars & Coffee Corona

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

La Quinta

Cars & Coffee La Quinta

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Placentia

Donuts and Dipsticks

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Torrance

Caffeine Cruisers

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Dana Point

Monarch Bay Car Show

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Simi Valley

Cars & Coffee Simi Valley - July

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Thousand Oaks

Conejo Valley Cars & Coffee

starts at 7:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Temecula

Temecula Valley Motoring Enthusiasts - July

starts at 8:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

San Clemente

South OC Cars & Coffee

starts at 9:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Valencia

Brunch of Cars

starts at 9:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

El Segundo

1st Saturday Cruise-Ins

starts at 9:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Poway

Poway Cruise-In - July

starts at 11:00 AM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Yorba Linda

Car Show on the Hill

starts at 3:00 PM

Sat, Jul 5, 2025

Anaheim

Super Star Saturday Car Show

starts at 5:00 PM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Chino Hills

Cars & Coffee Chino Hills

starts at 7:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Tustin

Million Dollar Breakfast Cruise

starts at 7:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Northridge

Classic Cars & Coffee @ Bob's Big Boy

starts at 7:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

San Pedro

Crazy Fish Cars And Coffee

starts at 8:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Escondido

Escondido Cars & Coffee

starts at 8:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Lakewood

Hot Cakes & Hot Rods

starts at 8:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Newport Beach

Car Meet Up @ Chihuahua Cerveza

starts at 9:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Redondo Beach

Zuma Cars and Coffee - July

starts at 9:00 AM

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Ventura Harbor

Ventura Harbor’s Hot Harbor Nights - July

starts at 3:00 PM

Mon, Jul 7, 2025

Norwalk

Deli Relics Car Show

starts at 4:00 PM

Mon, Jul 7, 2025

Paramount

Deli Relics Car Show Paramount

starts at 4:00 PM

Mon, Jul 7, 2025

Placentia

Monday Madness Car Show

starts at 5:00 PM

Mon, Jul 7, 2025

Fullerton

Modelo Monday in Fullerton

starts at 6:00 PM

Tue, Jul 8, 2025

Granada Hills

Granada Hills Tuesday Cruz-In

starts at 6:00 PM

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Lakewood

Chariots SoCal Cruise Night

starts at 4:00 PM

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Placentia

Big Wednesday Car Show

starts at 5:00 PM

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

El Cajon

Cajon Classic Cruise

starts at 5:00 PM

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Riverside

Wednesday's Cruise Nights At Farmer Boys - July

starts at 5:00 PM

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Los Angeles

Odd Squad Car Club Coffee Cruise

starts at 7:00 PM

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Ventura

VC3 Cruise Night

starts at 7:00 PM

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Chatsworth

Earl's Donuts Cruise

starts at 8:00 AM

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Hesperia

BushWhackers

starts at 4:00 PM

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Ramona

Ramona American Graffiti Cruise

starts at 6:00 PM

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Torrance

Gas Ratz Customs Cruise Night

starts at 6:00 PM

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CRUISING J-TOWN: BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE NIKKEI CAR CULTURE

CRUISING J-TOWN: BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE NIKKEI CAR CULTURE

Reaching back 100 years, curator Oliver Wang has amassed a breathtaking exhibit of Japanese American car culture. This Japanese American National Museum exhibit will be at the Mullin Gallery in the South Campus of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, July 31-November 12, 2025.

A few familiar names and topics, but many unfamiliar: Fred Jiro Fujioka’s $18 million car empire (in pre-WW2 dollars); Larry Shinoda’s celebrated work designing the 1963 Corvette; Indy 500-winning mechanic and engine-builder Takeo “Chickie” Hirashima; the impact of Bob Hirohata’s Barris brothers' customized 1951 Mercury; the early import tuners in 1970s Gardena and their modified Datsun 510s; the explosion of import tuners in 1980s San Gabriel Valley; and the subsequent emergence of American drifting in San Gabriel Valley.

Cruising J-Town exhibit

Reaching back 100 years, curator Oliver Wang has amassed a breathtaking exhibit of Japanese American car culture. This Japanese American National Museum exhibit will be at the Mullin Gallery in the South Campus of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, July 31-November 12, 2025.

A few familiar names and topics, but many unfamiliar: Fred Jiro Fujioka’s $18 million car empire (in pre-WW2 dollars); Larry Shinoda’s celebrated work designing the 1963 Corvette; Indy 500-winning mechanic and engine-builder Takeo “Chickie” Hirashima; the impact of Bob Hirohata’s Barris brothers' customized 1951 Mercury; the early import tuners in 1970s Gardena and their modified Datsun 510s; the explosion of import tuners in 1980s San Gabriel Valley; and the subsequent emergence of American drifting in San Gabriel Valley.