It had come to my attention that we have a relatively large number of Car & Boat Racers/Drivers/Builders as well as collectors and restorers of Hot Rods and Classic Rolling Stock. Now, I have to confess the idea of spending my time sanding, wrenching and cussing so I can then spend all my money restoring, tweaking and shining any car, boat or bike just doesn’t resonate with me. But just to be magnanimous I’ll not pass judgement on your obsession.
Nevertheless, I think you’re all really going to enjoy the pictures from last month’s Impromptu Car Show that we had at the monthly Thousand Oaks area LAFD Breakfast Club. As you can see, we had a great turn out and I think it’s pretty incredible what you guys are doing with your talents, passions and drop money.
I confess that I was pretty pessimistic about how this was going to turn out, but boy was I surprised when I drove into the parking lot at Mimi’s at a quarter to seven and saw so many of you guys already there with hoods up, chests out and wearing really big grins (from ear to ear). Oh me of little faith!
What a great time we had checking out all the shiny and powerful pieces of history that you guys are driving. It made me feel important just knowing you guys. I want to thank all of you that came and especially those of you that drove or towed your toys in for our enjoyment.
I received quite a few responses to our last newsletter from guys that had cars they would’ve liked to bring but couldn’t either because they were out of town or because of mechanical problems. I think it’s clear that we have to do this again, with a bit more time between the announcement and the actual event. That’s on me. Once again guys, from me to you, a BIG Thank You!!
The LAFD Breakfast Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at Mimi’s Café in Thousand Oaks. All are invited, so if you’d like to receive notification and my monthly newsletter, send me an e-mail at bruceyoung@usa.com
By Bruce Young