All special-interest hobbies have their followings, and Hot Rod
devotees are no exception. Every week in every major metropolitan area across
America, you can count on at least a few enthusiast-run clubs meeting up to do
what gearheads of all tastes do: race, swap parts, cruise around on lazy
weekend afternoons, fill a major venue with its very own auto show, or simply
hang out and eat.
Some Street
Rodsclubs are dedicated to a certain cars, others to cars of a certain make,
others still care not at all. Many have restrictions on age – that is, of cars
that are too young. "Young" is an elastic term, and in some cases can
stretch to mean anything produced before 1948. Banned, just like that.
Speaking of age,
enthusiasm for transportation of decades past tends to be shared by those who
can remember them. Most members of these clubs belong to certain generations,
and X and Y aren’t among them.
The west coast
(especially the south end) has supposedly always been the center of car culture
in general and hot rodding specifically. Here are some of the many
organizations in Southern California alone, whose very names often paint a
telling picture of what to expect:
- Classic
Cruisers
- Roam’n Relics
- Sultans of Long
Beach
- Ventura Vintage
Rods
- Bean Bandits
- FoMoCoMofos
For a full
directory encompassing all like-minded clubs as well as those for Mustangs,
Camaros, Thunderbirds, Chryslers, Cadillacs, and the rest, visit www.SoCalCarCulture.com.
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