Where were you on Friday night, July 9th? If you were at Chuy's in Simi Valley then you were in the right place!. Like a finely tuned engine, the Coachmen Car Club put on great event to celebrate the newly U.S. Senate declared National Collector Car Appreciation Day! With Skeeter Radar at the helm and the help of Chuy's Mesquite Broiler in Simi Valley California, local car clubs, and some help from WestCoastGearHeads.com well over 340 cars and GearHeads attended this special event.

National Collector Car Day Resolution #513 was suggested by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) to promote the automotive restoration business. Here's what Chris Kersting of SEMA had to say about this Day -

“We’re pleased that our elected officials in Washington recognize the positive impact that the automotive industry has made,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “The resolution and special day give car collectors an opportunity to celebrate their passion for cars and trucks of every era. It also reaffirms the important role that automobiles have played in our cultural heritage.”
(http://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2010/...preciation-day)

You can expect a special event like this one on July 9th of each year in your area as the news gets out!

As we walked about the parking lot learning some great stories about the people and their cars, the live band was playing 70's era music from big bands such as Journey, Tom Petty, and more. It was a concert in itself!

Keep reading... we took tons of pictures!

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Ventura County's own Swift Racing!
http://swiftrace.com/SwiftSite/Press...wift_PR_13.htm
h-anticipated 2010 NORRA Mexican 1000. Competing in separate classes, the team’s three vintage race vehicles were each driven by different generations of the Swift family. Assisted by the team’s outstanding group of friends and crew, the captains of the Swift armada included Ray Swift in his 1958 Edsel, John Swift behind the helm of the team’s recently acquired 1972 Oldsmobile “Banshee” and the youngest Swift, Jonathan in the team’s vintage 1973 VW Gator buggy.
(Picture: 1972 Oldsmobile “Banshee”)

The three-day, rally-style event was a throwback to the historic 1967 Mexican 1000 and featured many off-road racing legends. Names like Parnelli Jones, Walker Evans, Bruce Meyers and...
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Article by 'Julie GT07CS':
West Coast GearHeads has been talking about planning a cruise after a Johnny Rockets Camarillo meet sometime this summer to the Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard. Take a look at this article and you'll see there are some pretty significant old cars on display!

From the Murphy Auto Museum website:
http://www.murphyautomuseum.org/
The Murphy Auto Museum is a non-profit museum that boasts a collection of over 50 cars displayed by many collectors from the tri-county area surrounding Oxnard, California. It houses a wide variety of classic and special interest vehicles.
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