This past Saturday was the first ever all Chevy Camaro event held at California Car Cover. The event was a lot of fun and we looking forward to hosting Camaro owners of every generation again next year. The show attracted a nice mix of first generation to Gen5 Chevy Camaro vehicles to our store in Chatsworth, Ca. Here are some photos of the fun.
2012 Chevy Camaro SS
A few 2012 Chevy Camaro vehicles on the front lawn, plus a high horsepower classic Camaro.
New Camaro with Lambo Door Kit
Recognize this Camaro? It was featured on the May 2011 California Car Cover catalog. Thank you to our friends, the Stoykos', for bringing it out to the show.
Also, on display were a pair of Chevy Camaro cars that have been driven by my brother Jimmy in the NHRA Drag Racing circuit. He still drives the 1969 Chevy Camaro in the NHRA Stock Eliminator class. The 1989 Camaro is the car that he drove to the first two of his three NHRA national championships.
If you are a fan of the Gen5 Chevy Camaro, then our store was the place to be on Saturday. Probably have of the Camaros at the show were late models. There was quite a variety of styles, from stock to complete customs. There was a lot of work put into these cars. From the Camaro body kits and black rims, to engine mods and performance upgrades.
But no matter what model of Camaro was your favorite there were examples of every generation on display at the show.
Chevy Camaro ZL1 in white with black rims
Chevy Camaro Z/28
A big thanks to a few of the new Chevy Camaro car clubs for coming out to the show. The clubs did a great job of promoting the show and getting the word out.
Whether you had a 1969 or 2012 Chevy Camaro there was a place for your vehicle at California Car Cover.
On the front lawn we had a new Chevy Camaro ZL1. The red Camaro looked good and grabbed some attention of people driving by our store. This 580hp Camaro looks mean and sounds pretty mean as well.
A nice mix of new and old Camaros filled out parking lot.
There was plenty for people to see at the show. Between the sale booth, NHRA race car display, Golden Shine car care demonstrations and prize raffle, all participants were treated to a lot of fun this past Saturday.
A few more Chevy Camaro vehicles with black rims.
Turbo-powered Chevy Camaro
Thanks again to everyone that made the Camaro event possible. If you have some photos that you want to share with us, please post them to the California Car Cover Facebook page or Flickr group page.
Check back later this week for some photos and notes from the 2012 Ink & Iron Festival held at the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Sunday.
Last Saturday night, my father and I were invited to the unveiling of the Street Rodder Road Tour car for 2012. The car was built by Troy Ladd and the crew at Hollywood Hot Rods, whose work has been featured a number of times on the cover of the California Car Cover catalogs. We have also been a supporter of Street Rodder magazine for many years, so when we heard about the unveiling, we had to been there. If you are not familiar with the Road Tour, please visit the Street Rodder website.
The 1940 Ford was kept under a California Car Cover until the unveiling.
This 1940 Ford Coupe will be driven back and forth across the country all summer long. The Road Tour is a great chance to see America and get behind the wheel of your classic car. My father and I drove on the tour from Los Angeles to Pueblo, Co last year.
With all the driving demands, the Road Tour car not only has to look good, but has to perform even better. Hollywood Hot Rods builds quality vehicles, so there is no doubt this car will make it to many shows this summer without a hitch. Street Rodder also made sure some of the best suppliers were involved in the project. Ford Racing, Dennis Carpenter, Aeromotive, Comp Cams, Eastwood and many others all contributed to the assembly of this 1940 Ford Coupe.
Ford Racing Coyote Engine.
Hollywood Hot Rods logo detailing
Jerry Dixey, the driver of the 1940 Ford, celebrated his birthday earlier this week and the Street Rodder team presented him with a cake. Jerry will be spending most of the next few months on the road and is always a neat guy to talk to. If you see him at a show make sure to stop by and say hello. He'll probably put 25,000 miles on this car between now and October. The first events for the car start in May so follow along with Jerry on the Street Rodder Road Tour blog so you know where he will be next. We looking forward to seeing Jerry and other Road Tour participants at Back to the 50s, the Street Rod Nationals and the SEMA Show.
Special thanks to Hollywood Hot Rods and Street Rodder for having us out to the event. For more information on Hollywood Hot Rods, check out their website.
Check back next week for coverage from our first ever all Camaro event at California Car Cover, plus photos from the Ink & Iron Show in Long Beach, Ca.
