MORONGO BASIN CAR CLUB – ROAD RUNNERS 21ST ANNUAL CHARITY CAR SHOW

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The Morongo Basin Car Club – Road Runners held its 21st Annual Charity Car Show on September 24, 2016 at the Town Center Mall in Yucca Valley, CA. The Big Morongo Basin Car Club, the Road Runners’ 21st Annual Charity Car show epitomized the trend in cars shows today. It was inclusive – everybody was welcome -whether you came in a hot rod, a classic, a motorcycle, a rat rod, a modern vehicle, a bicycle, a roadster, a pick-up truck or an 18 wheeler – whether it was a Ford, a Chevy, a Dodge, a Cobra, a Corvette, a Plymouth – your attendance was appreciated. This atmosphere made for a very fun car show for both spectators and participants. Below are some of the nice cars at the show. Some of the kids posed next to their favorite car. Below is Isaac and this is Maddie. Two kids with excellent taste. The proceeds from the show went to Soldiers Organized Services (SOS) and Center for Healthy Generations. SOS was formed by Erica Stone to provide transportation to and from the 29 Palms Marine Base and the Palm Springs and Ontario Airports at no charge to active duty service members and their families. The Center for Healthy Generations, located in Yucca Valley, provides all generations of the community with exercise, activities and information. The Center offers a wide variety of activities and classes for all ages: including classes in land based-exercise, aquatics, computer, dog training, bridge, knitting, and water color. Both of these charities provide valuable services to the local community. Saturday was Erica Stone’s birthday and she posed with Norm Correll, President of the Morongo Basin Car Club, while the DJ sang happy birthday to her. The gates opened at 7:00 a.m. and the show started at 9:00 a.m. and during that time the Yucca Valley Fire Department served breakfast. The award ceremonies got underway at about 2:30 p.m. and by 3:00 p.m. it was over. The weather couldn’t have been better – a typical high-desert fall day – temperature about 85° with plenty of sunshine and bright blue sky. The show was well attended with about 125 vehicles. There were several vendors selling everything from hats to nostalgic signs. The Marines had a booth as did CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). The High Desert Marines were raffling off a high point 9mm rifle and an M1 rifle to benefit veterans. There was also some good food available – hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, kettle corn…. The California Highway Patrol had a booth and Officer Chipper did a meet and greet with the crowd. All of the show vehicles came with an owner who was more than happy to spend time talking about his/her pride and joy and every car was one that you wanted to stop and look at. Several one of a kind creations were on display: a ’64 Plymouth Valiant pick-up truck, a vehicle Plymouth never made, a stretched and customized bicycle, a big rig tractor with custom paint – Kawasaki Green, and a cut-down dodge truck painted army green. Raffle tickets were drawn all day and a lot of prizes were given away. There was also a 50/50 drawing that provided a BIG payout. Thirty trophies were given out including: Mayor’s’ Choice, People’s Choice, Best Rat Rod, Best Motorcycle and Best of Show. Additionally trophies were given to 20 of the most outstanding vehicles at the show. The Best of Show trophy went to Dave and Fran Jones of Lucerne Valley for their ’56 Nomad. This red and white Nomad, shown below, was truly outstanding and deserved this title. Below are photos of some of the award winners. Photos of all the award winners can be seen on our SmugMug site and are available for purchase. There were a lot of fine cars at the show and not all are shown here. More can be seen on our SmugMug site. More photos from the awards ceremony are on our SmugMug site as well as all the photos shown above and more. All photos are available for purchase. It’s over for this year and to the members of the Morongo Basin Car Club we say GOOD JOB! We are looking forward to the 22nd Annual show and will put the date on our calendar when it is announced.

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9th Annual Route 62 Cruisers Car Show

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ROUTE 62 CRUISERS 9TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW, YUCCA VALLEY, CA, May 21, 2016 As visitors to Joshua Tree National Park drove along Highway 62 last Saturday they no doubt were startled when the usual tan and brown landscape transformed into a kaleidoscope of color as they passed the parking lot of the Tractor Supply store where about 100 cars were gathered for the 9th Annual Route 62 Cruisers Car Show. This show offered something for everyone as it welcomed hot rods, motorcycles, rat rods, trucks, and tractors. All were present save for the tractors. The show started with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the San Bernardino County Firemen. While many were enjoying their pancakes the parking area began to fill. By 9:00 a.m. when the show opened to the public the parking area was nearly full. There were a number of vendors on hand to supply the necessary items for lunch – the hot dogs were particularly good, and the frozen lemonade hit the spot. The High Desert Marines had a booth selling hats, etc. with the proceeds going to help the Veterans Home of California in Barstow, California. The weather was particularly cooperative. Friday saw wind gusts of up to 36 mph in the high desert town of Yucca Valley, but by Saturday the winds went away and the sky was its usual bright blue; with temperatures in the low 70’s, it was a perfect day for a car show. There were a lot of unique and interesting cars to look at. One was a 1930 Buick rat rod which took the best rat rod trophy. Another was a super comp rear-engine dragster which races in the NHRA Pacific Division. With its cat-eye tail lights and swooping fins, this 1959 Chevy station wagon attracted a lot of attention. This future hot rodder found her favorite car. Karl Krone is the owner of the 1958 BSA Thunderbolt motorcycle with a side car shown below. The occupant of the sidecar is Karl’s grandson, Jessy. Karl didn’t enter the motorcycle in the show, but came as a spectator. However, this motorcycle has history. The Thunderbolt was given to Karl by the owner of a motorcycle dealership for whom Karl had worked. The Thunderbolt, along with the Watsonian Monaco sidecar was originally owned by Ken Cravin and his wife. This duo rode the bike around the world in the late 1960’s. This outfit has as much luggage space and leg room as an average 20000 cc sports car (of its time) and has a maximum speed of 72 mph in 3rd gear – 4th gear is considered an overdrive. Karl says he and Jessy have had it up to 70 mph and it runs as “smooth as a whistle”. (We thank Jim Dunlap of Yucca Valley for providing us the information about this unique bike.) The members of the Route 62 Cruisers put on a great show. It was well organized and parking went smoothly. The proceeds of the show in part benefit the Wounded Warrior Program at the 29 Palms Marine Base; appropriate since the show was held on Armed Forces Day. The 29 Palms Marine Base is located about 30 miles east of Yucca Valley and the men and women stationed there are a big part of the high desert communities. Raffle tickets were sold with ticket numbers drawn throughout the morning. Some nice prizes were given away. There was also a 50/50 drawing. Sounds Devine provided the music and kept the oldies playing all day. The awards ceremony started around 2:00 p.m. Trophies were given for best car, truck, bike, rat rod, and under construction. There was also a kids’ choice award and a best of show award. The 1970 El Camino shown below with it’s proud owner was chosen best of show. Below are a few of the award winners – more winners can be seen on our SmugMug site. All of the photos in this article, and more, are for sale and can be found on our SmugMug site The Route 62 Cruisers will hold the 10th Annual Car Show on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Tractor Supply, Yucca Valley, CA. We thoroughly enjoyed this show and it will be on our calendar for 2017.

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MORONGO BASIN CAR CLUB – ROAD RUNNERS 21ST ANNUAL CHARITY CAR SHOW

9th Annual Route 62 Cruisers Car Show