Article and Photos by: Glenn Eldridge

Here's the first few photos for the Johnny Rockets Camarillo Toy Drive event held on Dec 17th. Close to 40 cars attended... not bad for a last minute event!

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Each year, during the holidays Car Clubs and organizations reach out to GearHeads across America to help those in need during the holidays. Charity car events are quite common throughout the year; however, the holidays are cold and lonely for so many. There's no doubt that GearHeads know how to rev-it-up for those in need.

An important charity event that we recently attended was the Ventura County Coachmen's 3rd Annual Food Drive and Cruise at Islands Restaurant in Newbury Park held Nov 19, 2011 from 4:00 - 6:00pm. The Coachmen hold charity events throughout the year including two holiday events - this Food Drive benefiting MANNA and a Toy Drive, which will be held on Dec 10th. The Coachmen events are normally held during daylight, but since this was a special event, they brought some lights and lit-up the parking lot so we could see all the cool cars on display. A large-sized MANNA delivery truck was onsite to collect non-perishable food for MANNA recipients.
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The Ventura County Coachmen are hosting their 3rd Annual Food Drive and Saturday Night Cruise at the Islands Restaurant in Newbury Park.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
4-7pm

Bring your ride along with some canned food
All donations go to Manna

Pop into Costco, Sam's Club, Smart n Final, or the grocery store... and grab a case of canned veggies to donate!
No perishables, please.
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This past Sunday (Oct 16) was a very sad day in racing.
October 20th, 2011 (Source: AEM Motorsports)
While the tragic death of Dan Wheldon made national news, another pair of racing greats passed this past Sunday. Brothers Jeff and Rick Huseman died in a plane crash while returning from a Lucas Oil race in Arizona. Rick was second in points standings in the series and both brothers were well liked by fans and competitors alike. We have been asked to pass along the below message from the race series about a benefit event held in their honor.
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OPTIMA® Batteries is pleased to welcome spectators to the 2011 OPTIMA® Ultimate Street Car Invitational for the very first time. The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by K&N Filters and Wilwood Disc Brakes, occurs the first week in November immediately following the SEMA Show, one of the largest industry tradeshows, and has become a highly anticipated, international event among industry enthusiasts, manufacturers and media. The Invitational brings in some of the top automotive talent and highly-modified vehicles, credible racing veterans and fresh talent with undiscovered street machines.
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Dyno Day @ Bottle Blown Racing
Tomorrow - October 22^nd 2011
Sign-up starts at 8:00am (first come, first served)
Room For 15 to 20 Cars
50.00 CASH For 3 Pulls

Be there for the Performance Suspension Clinic
By Marlo’s Frame and Alignment
Fly-Ford Racing
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Here are your Car Event reminders for Oct 1st – 9th
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Here are your Car Event reminders for Sept 17th – 25th
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All the Details for the below events, including:Maps, Flyers, Contact info, Schedule, etc. are in our calendar at -http://www.WestCoastGearHeads.com/calendar.phpOr, CLICK HERE to see a summary of the SoCal Events section
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18th Annual All Corvette Show presented by Red Line Corvettes
Sept 18, 2011
(event time not published)
Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks

Red Line Corvettes, in conjunction with the Thousand Oaks Police Department and the Conejo Recreation and Parks District, will hold its 18th Annual All Corvette Show on Sept. 18 at Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks.
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SMS Annual Car Show and Open House
The World's Largest Saleen Show!

Join Steve Saleen, the Saleen family and the team at SMS Supercars as we welcome the Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club and all Saleen owners and enthusiasts at their 2nd annual open house and car show. This is the world's largest gathering of Saleens in the world!
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1st Annual Van Nuys Car Show and Festival

This event promises to be packed with entertainment and cool surprises. The city of Van Nuys is blocking some of their streets to show case Classics, Hot Rods, Street Rods, and more. Check ...

Text by: Glenn Eldridge
Photos by: Julie Eldridge

Recap of the ATRA 1st Annual Car Show

Where were you on Sept 10th, 2011? If you weren't at the ATRA Car Show at DCH Honda in the Oxnard Auto Mall, you missed a nice show. Thanks to Donny Caccamise for organizing the event and sponsors ATRA and DCH Honda of Oxnard, we were pleasantly surrounded by incredibly well done Classics, Hot Rods, Muscle cars, and motorcycles.
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Text and Photos by: Glenn Eldridge

In a little town about 60 miles North of Los Angeles, Calif. called Saticoy, we found some folks with classic cars hangin'-out, eating good food, and listening to a cool 60's, 70's, 80's live band. These guys get together on the 2nd Friday evening of each Summer month (through Oct).

Check out the photos of these cars and consider cruisin' over for a relaxing evening this Friday, Sept 9th. CLICK HERE for event info and an interactive map. The West Coast GearHeads crew will be there takin' photos and spending some time chattin' with all the Gearheads.

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Text and Photos by: Glenn Eldridge

The Coachmen are known for organizing nice car events and the Island's Restaurant Cruise is no exception. The Coachmen greet you as you drive in, hand you a discount to one of the local restaurants including Island's, and even give you a free raffle ticket. How cool is that! Newbury Park weather is perfect for breakin' the car out and meeting-up with a couple hundred local classics and Hot-Rods. Be sure bring the car to the Coachmen's last Island's Cruise event of 2011 on October 1st.
The West Coast GearHead crew were at the event taking photos and talking shop - with probably a bit more talking then workin' the camera. We always run into some cool people at car meets like this. Donny Caccamise, the host of Horsepower for an Hour was at the meet checking out all the cool classics. Donny will be broadcasting live at ATRA's 1st Annual Car Show at DCH Honda in Oxnard. ATRA expects a great turn-out of Classics, Hot-Rods, Muscle and Modified cars at their show. - Keep reading...
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This is a great location for a car show, right in the Oxnard Auto Center. DCH Honda made a large lot available to the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association (ATRA), who are hosting a FREE Car Show. ATRA will be giving away tons of trophies and raffle prizes. Mark your calendars and check this one out.

The West Coast GearHeads crew will be cruising through the show, taking pictures for an article or two for our website. Drop-by the West Coast GearHeads Online Magazine booth at the show and say hi to Julie and Glenn!
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Here are some events for the upcoming week.
Each line is a click-able link, which will take you directly to the calendar with all the details for the event.

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Did you visit the Citrus Classic Car Shine & Show in Santa Paula, CA on July 30th? The West Coast GearHeads Magazine crew was there and pleasantly surprised to find that this show was in the middle of grass area with a bunch of Hot Air balloons. The show was designed to fill an area with about 20 cars as a display for the Hot Air Balloon Festival held every year. Calendar details are here -> http://www.westcoastgearheads.com/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=867&day=2011-7-30&c=1


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On July 9th, several hundred GearHeads gathered at the Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA to celebrate National Collector Car Appreciation Day.
This was an all day event that started with a heart warming, most appropriate song... The Star Spangled Banner! How much more American can you get than that?

The West Coast GearHeads crew setup camp for this festive event taking pictures and chatting with lots of GearHead members that dropped-by the booth. We had a great view of the two main parking lots that homed 280+ cars.
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