Attractions
Friday 2pm-9pm, Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 11am-6pm
2011 Winners
Wall of Legends is a 3 dimensional display of America’s first generation of Car Kustomizers. These men created a sport and lifestyle all in their young teenage years; for all of us to enjoy and pass on. We have captured the life they have given to the sport through the casting of their hand in repose. Some hold lead; while another holds an apple, some hold paint guns while another pin stripes. The hand is mounted on a shelf/wall plaque and made of walnut. Atop the casted form is a picture of the kid builder, in most cases showing him doing what he loves; Kustomizing. Below the shelf is the engraved plaque stating name-surname/title and year of induction.
There will be 25 of these extraordinarily creative individuals on the Wall of Legends display.
2011 Inductees
5 Cackle Dragsters will be on hand to ignite the glorifying heyday of drag racing in So. Cal. Each night they will fire up in the outdoor Horsepower Corral to make ya’ cry with the joy of nitro at sundown.
Partnering with NHRA Museum, we have created a 24’ wide by 80’ long starting line of the most famous drag strip in the West. See 8 cars on the asphalt strip complete with metal guard rail-hanging starting light with recorded 1968 introduction of Don “the Snake” Prudnomme over the track speakers. See vintage photos and videos of Lions Drag Strip racing on the starting line wall.
Rattler-AA/FD— Yeakel Plymouth Special-AA/FD
Magic Muffler Fiat-AA/FA— Winged Express-AA/FA
Antique Doll-50’s front engine Flathead— McCloskey/Jordan-60’s front engine Flathead
Stone-Woods and Cook 60’s Willys Gasser
Capital Speed Shop 41′ Willys Gasser
Bill Workman 32′ Vicky Seden – The Vulcan Vicky
We’ve recreated the life sized steel façade from Barris Kustom City 1959 Lynwood shop, to display 3 traditional cars. The first to sign up is the Barris built 1960 AMBR winner “The Emperor”.
Stay tuned for the other two to be announced!
We’ve also recreated the life sized store front of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth shop to provide a unique staging platform for the “Wild” 60’s show cars. Von Franco will be on hand air-brushing tees and sweat shirts in front of the shop as well.
See the one-off Streamliner in front of the house it was shot at for the 1947 Motor Trends magazine cover.
View the flowing silhouette from an elevated viewing platform and watch the car come to life!
Cars and Entertainment subject to change without further notice.
Saturday June 9th, 4pm Car Club Pick Awards Ceremony
Sunday June 10th, 3pm Queens Salon.
Other Things to See While in Long Beach!
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Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
Visit Long Beach
Long Beach Things To Do
For the out of town wives there will be shuttles to take them on shopping expeditions to Long Beach’s shopping districts Belmont Shore and 4th St. “Vintage row”. See below link for Shuttle times.
And for the “Ultimate” in shopping experiences we will have shuttles leaving from the Hyatt Long Beach at 10:30am Saturday and Sunday to the “World” famous South Coast Plaza. The coaches will then pick you back up 5hrs later and return you to the Hyatt Long Beach. This will have complimentary champagne to pass the time on your 20 minute jaunt.
