Donut Derelicts & Russo & Steele Auction in Newport Beach

Donut Derelicts at Adam's Donuts in Huntington Beach, Ca.

Before the California Car Cover Crew members hit the road for some large events over Father's Day weekend, we were down in Newport Beach to check out some local car shows.

Since we were down in Newport Beach, Ca for the weekend, we had to kickoff Saturday morning with a stop at Donut Derelicts. The original SoCal "Cars and Coffee" get together takes place at a strip mall in Huntington Beach. Whenever we are down in Orange County we try to swing by there to see some classic cars and bump into some friends.

Clean and low Chevrolet.

Even though the weather was damp, there were still plenty of classics and hot rods to check out while enjoying a donut and coffee with some friends. Donut Derelicts attracts a nice mix of new muscle and classics from all over Orange County.

In the afternoon, it was off to Newport Dunes to check out the action at Russo and Steele's Newport Beach Auction. California Car Cover is one of their sponsors for 2016, so it was nice to get out and support the event. A few hundred hot rods, classics and exotics crossed the block over the weekend.

Clean 1957 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible

Rare Packard Woodie Sedan went across the block on Saturday afternoon.

We had a great time at the Russo and Steele Auction. We will look forward to seeing what goes up for sale at their Monterrey Auction later this summer.

Ready for some great car show photos? Check back often this month as we will be attending some marquee events such as the LA Roadsters Show, MSRA Back to the Fifties and Born Free Motorcycle Show.

Mecum Auto Auction at the Anaheim Convention Center

The red carpet was rolled out for all of the show attendees.

Over the weekend, the Anaheim Convention Center was taken over by 100's of muscle cars and custom cars thanks to the Mecum Auction. I always like driving down to this event to check out what is selling and for how much. The Anaheim Convention Center has plenty of space to display all of the cars, so it is pretty much a scaled down indoor car show.

100's of cars filled the convention space all weekend.

Nicely restored 1966 Chevy Nova SS.

1941 Buick Sedanette

This 1954 Buick Skylark Convertible sold for a nice price on Saturday afternoon.

1960 Chevy Impala ready to go across the block on Saturday morning.

Cars of all sizes were up for auction in Anaheim over the weekend. You could have driven home in the Isetta or the '59 Gogomobil Regent.

1933 Ford Pickup Car Hauler

1975 Reliant Robin Three-Wheeler

1964 Chevy Impala SS

1970 Ford Bronco

1964 Chevy Suburban

This was a pretty cool auction item. A 1960 Chevy Nomad wagon, plus a '54 Chris-Craft boat.

1960 Chevy Impala on the ground.

It wasn't all hot rods and muscle cars. A well kept IROC-Z was up for auction too.

1961 Ford Econoline Pickup

Looking for a trolley? You could have taken home a 1998 Chance Trolley on Friday morning.

We didn't find any cars that we could live without, but as usual, we had a fun afternoon at the Mecum Auction in Anaheim. Check back soon for more event coverage courtesy of California Car Cover.