Car Shows
 

Hey guys, looks like I may be coming over in late June instead of SEMA later in the year. Are there any great car events on the west coast from roughly the 25 June-10 July, I think I will miss out on the LA Roadster show by a few days. I will be landing in LAX and heading up to canada so I hope to catch a few good events. Thanks, Ken

Here's a decent list of car events in Socal for that time period(pulled from http://www.socalcarculture.com/events.html). I've only attended the ones down in San Diego so maybe some others on the board here can chime in and recommend a few of them in the LA area:

23-27 Orange County - Barrett-Jackson 1st Annual Supercar Meet - Flyer
25-27 Costa Mesa - Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction - OC Fair & Event Center - Info
25 Escondido* - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. Downtown - 5PM - 9PM - Info
25 Redondo Beach* - "Cruise at the Beach" - Ruby's Diner - 245 N. Harbor Dr. - 4PM - 8PM - Flyer
26 Anaheim - F100 Western Nationals - Canyon R.V. Park - 8AM - 3PM - Flyer
26 Covina - 4th Annual Boy Scout Car Show - 303 S. Glendora Ave. - 8AM - 3PM - Flyer
26 Sylmar - All Lowrider & Hopper Car Show - 13100 Hubbard Street - 10AM - 9PM - Info
26 Yorba Linda - John Force Cruise Night Car Show - 22722 Old Canal Rd. - 4PM - 7PM - Flyer - Info
27 Aliso Viejo* - Cruisin' at The Neighborhood Cup - 1 Journey - 8AM - 11AM - Info - Flyer
27 Anaheim - 34th Annual Forty Ford Day - La Palma Park - 9AM - 3PM - Flyer
27 Camarillo - Cruzin with Johhny Rockets & West Coast Gearheads - 640 E. Ventura Blvd. - 7AM - 10AM - Flyer
27 Dana Point - Dana Point Concours - St. Regis Monarch Beach - 10AM - 5PM - Info
27 Long Beach - Cycle Show & Swap - Info
27 San Clemente - Plum Purple Party 2 Classic Car & Bike Show - Pico & La Plata - 10AM - 3PM - Flyer
27 Sylmar - Pre 1973 Lowrider & Kustom Car, Motorcycle & Bicycle Show - 13100 Hubbard St. - 10AM - 6PM - Info
27 Tustin* - Million Dollar Breakfast Cruise - Enderle Center - 7AM - 11AM - Flyer
30 El Cajon* - Cajon Classic Cruise - Main St. & Magnolia Avenue - 5PM - 8PM - Info

July:

2 Escondido* - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. Downtown - 5PM - 9PM - Info
2 Redondo Beach* - "Cruise at the Beach" - Ruby's Diner - 245 N. Harbor Dr. - 4PM - 8PM - Flyer
3 City of Industry* - Highlander Cruizers - Krispy Kreme 1548 Azusa Ave. - 8AM - 10AM - Flyer
3 Los Angeles* - Eagle Rock Trompers Cruise-In - Carrows 6040 York Blvd. - 4PM - Dusk - Flyer
4 Santa Ana* - Santa Ana Elks Pal Joey's Dream Car Revue - 212 S. Elk Lane - 11AM - 2PM - Flyer
7 El Cajon* - Cajon Classic Cruise - Main St. & Magnolia Avenue - 5PM - 8PM - Info
9 Escondido* - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. Downtown - 5PM - 9PM - Info
9 Redondo Beach* - "Cruise at the Beach" - Ruby's Diner - 245 N. Harbor Dr. - 4PM - 8PM - Flyer
10 Eagle Rock - Trompers' Hot Rod Swap Meet - Figueroa & Eagle Vista - 6AM - 1PM - Flyer
10 Garden Grove* - Geezers Car Club Cruise - 11551 Trask Ave - 11AM - 3PM - Flyer
10 Hawthorne - 6th Annual Teen Challenge Car Show - Southbound Hawthorne Blvd. - 10AM - 3PM - Info
10 Long Beach - Bixby Knolls Dragster Expo & Car Show - Atlantic Ave. - 3PM - 9PM - Flyer
10 Pearblossom - Moldy Marvin's Doin' It In The Dirt, Camp N' Cruize - 34141 116th St. East - 3PM - 10PM - Info

When we land in LAX our 1st stop will be in Orange county for a look around. Can anyone suggest the best way to get from LAX to orange county? I am a little wary about driving in LA as it`s pretty daunting to drive on the wrong side:P in heaps of traffic. Thanks guys.

Jump on the 405 south.

Where in Orange County you headed?

Doing the disney thing for the family and then I was just going to wing it to see what car related shops I could explore in the area..... I read that a shuttle bus service does the run from LAX.

You need to get to huntington beach,lots of car shops, Foose, OPGI,well they are in Seal beach close though surf city garage and lots more.

Thanks guys appreciate your input.