Lost Dragstrip: Fontana Drag City
Not far from my old studio in Rancho Cucamonga is a place that was once known as Fontana Drag City and remains among the suburban housing tracks. So, I decided to take
Where Cars Meet Culture
Inside Santa Lucia Preserve – One of America’s Most Exclusive Communities
by Michael Satterfield – 10/05/2021 (updated 12-21-2021) Just outside of Carmel California is a community like none other, Santa Lucia Preserve, this private enclave is one of the most exclusive developments in
The Salton Sea North Shore Yacht Club
I am a major fan of mid-century modern architecture, and being in Southern California, we have more than our fair share of it to see. But one of my all-time favorite designers
IECA Unveils Historic Gas Station Restoration Plan
by Michael Satterfield The Route 66 Inland Empire, California Association today unveiled the new sign and their plan to restore the historic Richfield Service Station on Route 66. The station has been
Four Motorcyclists Arrested For 10 Freeway Stunt
by Michael Satterfield Four men including the would-be groom were arrested in West Covina, California for a marriage proposal stunt in which hundreds of motorcycles blocked a Southern California freeway. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Shop Visit: Racing Division LA
by Michael Satterfield Racing Division LA is one of those rare companies that has taken its focus to the level of obsession, all things Shelby American, from the GT40 that is parked
El Mirage Land Speed Trials
El Mirage Land Speed Trials, 2013.
Conrad Leach: ‘United State’ at Subvecta Motus
Painter Conrad Leach is having a show in Los Angeles this month (Feb 9 – Arp 19, 2013), at the new Subvecta Motus Gallery. Here’s what Paul d’Orléans wrote in the exhibition catalog: “Conrad Leach is wrestling
Team Mini Mania to Race at Sonoma Historical Motorsports Festival
TGR Staff The Mini Mania team of 4 Classic Mini Coopers have been chosen to race against some of the best of the best Vintage race cars in the annual Premiere Vintage
Road Racing in Los Angeles
Mines Field, known today as Los Angeles International Airport, circa 1930. Courtesy of the Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, USC Libraries. by Michael Satterfield Mines Field was dedicated
Fire Destroys 1929 LA Auto Show
March 5, 1929 The Los Angeles Times March 3, 1929: An overhead view of the Los Angeles Auto Show before the fire. Scan from original glass negative that has stains showing in
California Legacy License Plate Program
AB 1658 by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D- Los Angeles) was signed into law by Governor Brown, establishing the California Legacy License Plate Program, which will go into effect on January 1, 2013.
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