The Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association is a group of car
enthusiasts from the Coachella
Valley. Some may be permanent residents but some are
Snowbirds either from the US
or Canada
and spend time here during the winter.
What better way for them to show off their beautiful cars than a car
show!
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| 1935 Chevrolet Cabriolet |
The Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association is a group of car
enthusiasts from the Coachella
Valley. Some may be permanent residents but some are
Snowbirds either from the US
or Canada
and spend time here during the winter.
What better way for them to show off their beautiful cars than a car
show!
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| 1936 Dodge Bros. Humpback Panel |
We visited one of the monthly shows held and there was no
cost to the public, although those who put their car in the show will pay so
they raise funds but it is available for everyone to enjoy. There was music, entertainment and draws that
raise more money for their charities.
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| A beautiful vintage Rolls Royce |
The car club is a volunteer non-profit
organization and one of their main purposes is to promote charitable car
events. The event we visited was not a
charity event but the following week there was Dr. George Car Show, their main
charity event where they raise thousands of dollars for the Desert Cancer
Foundation.
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| 1940 Ford Coupe |
To 2013, this association had raised $488,000 and provided
$3,085,000 in cancer treatment services since they first began these charity
car events and that doesn’t include the one held this year. That is an amazing
contribution.
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| 1936 Ford 2 door sedan |
Some of the paint jobs on the cars are a flashback in time and all part
of the show. Spotless and shiny, the
owners’ pride is shown in every car and truck seen in these shows. Some are quite rare and one you may not see
at other shows in your hometown so well worth checking out.
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| 1949 Ford Woodie |
Most of us from a certain age group will associate
California with surfin’
and the Woodie! There were a couple of them
at this car show with one from
British
Columbia and owner Jim proudly displaying his Langley
Loafers sign on it.
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| 1972 GMC truck |
Another BC Snowbird has this winner. It seems that whenever
this truck enters a car show, it receives a trophy and today was no exception. Congratulations, Dave.
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| Rolls Royce convertible |
Palm Springs and a Rolls Royce may seem synonymous but we rarely
see something this beautiful driving on the streets these days. I don’t know
the year of this Rolls Royce but it was a beautiful car that has to be seen and
admired.
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| 1957 Chevy Bel Air |
No car show would be complete without a ’57 Chevy! It is a classic from those days and was the
car we had many years ago. This one is a
very similar color as the one we had so it did offer some flashbacks! These old cars evoke memories for many. Take the time to stroll down memory
lane and enjoy the show!
Membership in the Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association is about
300 and they invite car enthusiasts who may be interested to join them. For more information,
click here and learn
more.
