Hundreds of Ford owners and enthusiasts converged on Buena Park, CA this past weekend for the 28th annual Fabulous Fords Forever at Knott’s Berry Farm, the largest Ford Mustang event on the West Coast that kicks off the car show season in Southern California. Incredibly, more than 1,100 Mustangs were in attendance at the sold-out show, not to mention dozens that showed up and parked outside the venue to enjoy the people, the cars and the beautiful weather. As always, most of the Mustang’s lineage was on display, from vintage …

The largest Mustang show in Southern California might be Fabulous Fords at Knotts, but for us nothing beats the setting of Mustangs at the Queen Mary. Put on by the Beach Cities Mustang Club and set alongside the picturesque Long Beach harbor with the famous retired cruise ship floating nearby and the city skyline in full view, the show always boasts beautiful weather and several hundred high quality classic and late model Mustangs strewn across the grassy park. This year was no different, with the event celebrating its 16th year …

Steve Saleen held his annual open house and car show this weekend at his company’s production facility in Corona, CA, as owners and enthusiasts gathered from all around the country to enjoy the festivities. The event was a little more special than previous years, with the Saleen name coming back to its founder earlier this year, and several of the newly-branded vehicles were on display including a handful of 2013 models.
As in previous years, all years of Saleen Mustangs were represented, from early Fox Bodies to New Edge Mustangs to …

This year is the 50th anniversary of Shelby American, marking half a century since the first Cobras rolled out of the a modest assembly plant in Los Angeles. To celebrate there have been several events held throughout the past year including the debut of the Shelby 1000 at the New York Auto Show in April and a Cobra reunion held at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, CA. Shelby was also the featured marque at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion earlier this month where the company unveiled the 2013 …

Kicking off the car show season for Mustang owners in Southern California, the annual Fabulous Fords Forever show at Knott’s Berry Farm is one of the largest and well attended shows on the West Coast. Owners from all around the country make the trek to attend the event, making for an impressive display of both modern and classic Mustangs as well as other Ford, Mercury and Lincoln models. This year was the 27th year for the show, highlighted by the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra, the 45th anniversary of …

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cobra, and Shelby is going all out to celebrate the car that started it all. Along with a series of anniversary events across the country, Shelby organized a special reunion for the Cobra, bringing together owners and enthusiasts alike to honor the famous roadster. Put on by the Team Shelby Pacific Coast Division and held at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, CA, the reunion was held this weekend and featured the first prduction Cobra, dozens of early 289-powered Cobras, …

This past weekend the Beach Cities Mustang Club held the 15th annual Mustangs at the Queen Mary car show. The event is one of Southern California’s largest Mustang gatherings and is known for its beautiful settings in the Long Beach harbor. This year was no exception, and hundreds of Mustang owners and enthusiasts enjoyed a beautiful sunny day full of cars, food and fun.
All years of Mustangs were represented at the show, from all original ’60s Fastbacks to a to the 2012 Boss 302, and there were also special sections …

Steve Saleen held his annual car show and open house this weekend at his SMS Supercars facility in Corona, CA. As in previous years, dozens of Saleen owners gathered from various parts of the country to enjoy the company of fellow Mustang enthusiasts, and everything from several mint condition Fox Body Saleens to the current SMS 302 Mustangs were on display. Of course, Steve was on hand to give tours of the SMS building, talk about past and present Saleen cars and to sign autographs. There was also a special …

The NMRA visited the California for the very first time in the series’ history, holding its very first West Coast Shootout at Auto Club Dragway this past weekend. NMRA joined forces with the NMCA for eight different race classes in addition to an autocross put on by Hotchkis Suspension and a Speed-Stop Challenge sponsored by Baer. “We have verified that this is the single largest-attended event since the Super Chevy event in 2006. We are thrilled with the support of the sponsors, spectators and participants. The cooperation we …

The NMRA and NMCA made a triumphant return to Atlanta Dragway for the third annual Nitto Tire All Star Nationals during the weekend of April 14-17, 2011 – a weekend that will live on forever as the host of the some of the quickest passes either series has ever seen.
In the Kooks Custom Headers Pro Street class, a field of twelve cars rounded out the ladder with Chris Rini’s 6.03 topping the charts at the end of qualifying. Eliminations had Alex Viscardi taking home the …