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Surf City Garage

Attn: T-Shirt Offer

5872 Engineer Drive

Huntington Beach, CA 92649

The 4th Annual 

Surf City Garage Car Show

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Come join us for the 4th Annual Surf City Garage car show on Sunday, August 26, 2012. Once again the gang at Surf City Garage is teaming up with the Orange County Mustang Club to bring you cool cars, great music, and fun all under the California sun.

We will be opening our doors to our own vintage muscle car collection as well as shutting down the streets to welcome hundreds of hot rods, customs, and muscle cars. The car show is open to all makes and models and will provide plenty of food and entertainment for the whole family. Don't miss out on an opportunity to win exclusive Surf City Garage products and one-of-a kind apparel from the official car show raffle.

Since its beginning four years ago, the Surf City Garage Annual Car Show has continued to grow into one of the most anticipated events for enthusiasts across all of Southern California. Come experience a fun-filled afternoon for the whole family - and don't forget to bring your ride!

For the Official Car Show Flyer CLICK HERE.

The King Of Hot Rods: A Legend Is Born

This year we've welcomed into the Surf City Garage family the passionate enthusiasts of the NSRA and the Road Tourians as well as the enthusiast nation from Street Rodder Magazine. So we figured ... what better way to greet our new members than to look back on the legendary car that catalyzed the Hot Rod Revolution.

Of course, we are talking about The King of the Hot Rods, the '32 Ford. While hot rodding was alive and well before the introduction of the '32 Ford (through Ford Model T's and Model A's), it wasn't until Henry Ford debuted his '32 with the legendary Flathead V-8 that hot rodding really hit its stride.

It all started in the 1920s with throngs of teenagers who had one common addiction: the need for speed! Once some good ole' fashioned competition got thrown into the mix, the streets and dried up lake beds all across Southern California were soon flooded with testosterone-driven hot rodders, each out to prove his ride was the fastest.

But after nearly an entire decade of tinkering and tweaking with the early 4-cylinder motors, it was time for a change. And change arrived when Ford unveiled the '32 Ford in an attempt to overtake their biggest competitor, Chevrolet. Still, the '32 Chevy was similarly styled, so why did the '32 Ford become a legend, but not the Chevy?

Many people assume that the Ford was more popular and that more of them were made, but the truth is quite the opposite. In 1932, the Chevrolet model actually outsold the Ford, but what it couldn't do was outlast it, because it was constructed almost entirely of steel. On the other hand, Chevrolet still used a combination of wood and steel to manufacture its bodies. So, as the years progressed, the steel Ford Deuces endured while the wooden Chevy models deteriorated. Couple that durability with a more powerful flathead V-8 and you have a recipe for hot rod supremacy.

Street Rodder Road Tour

Every day, more and more enthusiasts are switching to Surf City Garage. This year we were honored to be chosen as the official product sponsor of the Street Rodder Road Tour. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, Street Rodder Magazine is one of the original titles that jump-started the entire street rod industry. Since its beginnings in 1972, it has lived up to its tagline: "The World's Street Rodding Authority."

For 12 years running, Street Rodder Magazine has put together a national tour where one of the leading shops in the country builds a one-of-a-kind street rod. Tour Director Jerry Dixie and hundreds of "Road Tourians" spend the summer criss-crossing the country to attend premier auto events and visit places of interest in hot rod history. These lifelong rodders embody everything Surf City Garage and enthusiasts everywhere stand for, that this is much more than a hobby - it's a true lifestyle.

From one enthusiast to another, we would like to welcome all the Road Tourians - and the entire Street Rodder Magazine faithful - into the Surf City Garage Family.