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Oak Park Ave. between 171st and 173rd St. V.F.W Post 2791 presents a Tinley Cruise night from 5pm - 8pm every Tuesday starting June 4 and continuing through August 27. Ramirez said that, although he is excited about the new law, he’s in wait-and-see mode. The bans, he said, weren’t just about cruising but also about racial profiling. They provided an excuse, he said, for pulling over drivers to look for other infractions. 124 Stone City Dr. Stone City VFW Car Show benefiting Honor Club Chicago.Registration starts at 9am, $10 per vehicle. Dash plaques to the first 150 compliments of Top Fuel Saloon.
CENTRAL KY CAR SHOWS & CRUISES
We have some large events posted in the magazine that are for profit, and we appreciate that they do spend money to help support the publication. Well over 95% of the listings are for smaller events that help out church missions, pet rescues, cancer research and even scholarships. We try to list what charity each one supports. Over the 15 years of doing this, millions and millions of dollars have been collected and donated to a charity from show promoters. Please do yourself a favor and ask where the money is going the next time you go to one of these smaller events.
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Arellano would meet other lowrider owners on cruise nights, making lasting friends. She got involved in one of the first women’s car clubs in San Diego, the Specials. So when cruising was banned, she felt her community was being erased. Cruise Nights at Willow Creek Community Church starts on May 27 and continues every fourth Monday of the month until September 23 hosted by the CARS Ministry of Willow Creek Church. This is a free event open to vintage, classic, custom, muscle and antique cars and trucks. Food and music will be provided.
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Cruise Nights are a fun and free activity to check out.
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Several times during the cruise season we offer raffle tickets for special prizes donated by sponsors. There is NO cost to our visitors. Visitors, those not entering a car in the show field are asked to park on the blacktopped portion of the Wurlitzer and Irr Properties.
For Arellano — who has lived the lowrider lifestyle since she was a teenager and bought a 1964 Impala for $67 — the passage of AB 436 was a dream come true. In the end, the bans were unable to stomp out cruising. She loved how the light reflected off their chrome rims and the gleam of paint that had been meticulously polished. Cars would ride so close to the ground that any small shift in weight caused their undercarriages to scrape against the pavement. Cruise the Moose Cruise Nights starts Tuesday, May 14 from 5pm to dusk at the McHenry Moose Lodge 691. Just for the record at the one event I help out with; Cooptown Car Show, we typically we collect around $4000, and after expenses the $3000 balance is immediately put into the Church Mission’s Fund.
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For some in the lowrider community, the law — which goes into effect Jan. 1 — is a recognition of both their artistic expression and a car culture that for years has been outlawed. Main St. Hometown VFW Post 9773 Cruise Nights during select Wednesdays starting at 4pm from May 1 through August 28. Donations of canned goods for the local pantry would be appreciated. No shows on May 8, June 12, July 10 or August 14.
September 11th MoPar Southern Classic Car Show, Kentucky Dragway, Clay City, KY
Please enter show field via Walmart Way and enter the Wurlitzer property at the entrance to the Main Portion of the building to what is called the" S" curve. Please pay close attention to the "Red Shirt" Parking Volunteers. They will direct you to the show field parking areas. Westmont Cruisn' Nights starts June 6 and continues weekly through August from 5pm - 9pm in downtown Westmont. Three blocks of downtown Westmont closed off and dedicated to classic car parking. Enjoy live music in a family atmosphere.
St. Charles Rd and Main St. Downtown Lombard celebrates 25 years of the family-friendly fun at the weekly Saturday Cruise Nights and Summer Concert Series from June 15 through August 24. Cruise Nights on the River takes place from 5pm - 8pm on Wednesday,June 9 and Wednesday, August 7 at Riverfront Park. The event is hosted by the Yorkville Parks and Recreation Department. Preregistration is not required. Day-of-show registration is free.
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Additional parking is available to the rear of the Wurlitzer and Irr property across the street from the Walmart parking lot. We respect our business neighbors and their businesses, please keep their parking lots open and available for their customers. 4905 Old Orchard Shopping Center West Lot. Monday Night Cruise-In Car Show 5pm - 9pm begins Monday, June 3 and continues every Monday until August 26. Classic, vintage, antique and muscle cars/trucks 25 years or older are welcome. If you have a newer muscle, high performance, specialty car or truck, it is also allowed if unique.
Cold beer and great food available for purchase. Sponsored by Stone City VFW, Rusty Mutz Car Club and The Coachmen Car Club. Once on the fringes, lowrider owners are now organized, legally protected and recognized for their art. In 1982, the state Legislature gave cities the authority to ban cruising outright. As a teenager in the 1970s, Jovita Arellano would perch in the window of her family’s National City apartment to watch the candy-colored parade of lowriders cruise down Highland Avenue. Cancellations, rainouts etc. are posted on this site as well as social media, Facebook and often local radio.
Cafe opens at 7am with the restaurant/bar side opening at 11am. Not only is DriveChicago.com a great place to shop for a new or used vehicle, it’s Chicago’s summertime home for a complete listing of car shows and cruise nights. Click the link below to submit your car show or cruise night for listing on DriveChicago.com. Then in 2021, a movement to decriminalize cruising began to take root in National City.
He started cruising in the 1970s with his older siblings. When the bans were first enacted and streets were blocked during cruising nights, he said, car clubs and lowrider owners continued to meet up. Drivers just kept an eye out for police or tow trucks. If cruise events were not an option, then car shows in parking lots and meet-ups were planned. Polanco said the bans have had a chilling effect that has to be overcome. They effectively isolated members from the community, he said, noting that he gave up cruising when he became a father because he couldn’t afford the risk of traffic tickets.
Cruisin' into Lockport Monday cruise nights begins June 3 from 4pm - 8pm on State St. between 9th and 11th Avenues. This event continues weekly until Aug. 26 with no show Monday, June 10. Many eateries are open downtown.
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