Published on Monterey Car Week (Factory Five Racing HB) By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith The Factory Five Racing HB Cruise In is held every year in Surf City, U.S.A. Surf City U.S.A. is another name for Huntington Beach. In case you're not a surfcat like yours truly, Huntington Beach has been officially…
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L.A. Roadsters Father’s Day Show — 50th Anniversary
Published in Monterey Car Week (L.A. Roadsters) By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Thanks to the L.A. Roadsters, there’s always a great way to celebrate Father’s Day with my Dad. We go to the Pomona Fairplex, also known as the L.A. Fairgrounds and go to the L.A. Roadsters Father’s Day Show. The big…
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The L.A. Roadster Show – A Smith Men Tradition
By D. Brian SmithPhotography: D. Brian Smith For almost as many years as we've enjoyed residing in Southern California, Father's Day has meant one thing - a drive to the Pomona Fairplex for the L.A. Roadster Show. Whether we converge upon the fairgrounds from Pasadena and Oceanside, as we did this year. Or, we cruise…
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Pebble. The pinnacle of historic and significant automotive worship is the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, so much so that anyone interested in automobiles knows what you're talking about when you simply say, "Pebble." If you own a beauteous vintage vehicle and you say, "We've been invited to…
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