Corvette NCRS Spring Inspection Event at California Car Cover

The Southern California Chapter of the National Corvette Restorer's Society (NCRS) held their Spring Judged Meet at California Car Cover last Saturday. For the past few months, we have been working with our friends and customers at the NCRS to host this meet and make it a nice get-together for all Corvette enthusiasts. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and we had to improvise a bit to accommodate all of the vehicles being judged and inspected. We still had a great Saturday at the office even if we did get a little wet.

The event was supposed to be an outdoor show and inspection in our SoCal sunshine. Fortunately, our California Car Cover Crew was on not working on the road last weekend, so we had some E-Z Up canopies available to use. Part of the judging involves an idle test and engine inspection, so cars were being checked rain or shine. 

A few generations of Corvettes waiting for judging.

The California Car Cover Crew worked late on Friday night to clear enough space for event attendees to have their vehicles inspected indoors out of the rain. There were even a few members of the club that traveled down from Canada to participate in the meet.

Thank you to Don, Beverly and everyone at the Southern California Chapter of the NCRS for having their event at California Car Cover. Hopefully, next time around we can get a little more sunshine.

Born Free 5 Motorcycle Show in Silverado, Ca

Born Free 5 was this past Saturday in Silverado, Ca. This annual show attracts thousands of motorcycles and bike enthusiasts to Oak Canyon Ranch for a kick back day that is free for everyone to attend.

 For those of you who went to the show, you will recognized this scene. This is what all four-wheel attendees had to deal with on Saturday. Due to multiple events taking place around Irvine Lake on Saturday it took about two hours to get into the venue from the highway.

This was not a concern for most of the morning

 Here are a few photos from the parking lot. There were a lot of bikes on display. In fact, there were probably just as many bikes in the parking lot outside the show as there were inside the venue. Whether you were a fan of full dress Harleys, choppers, or road bikes, there was something there for you.

Vintage motorcycle parts swap meet

Giant Vans sneaker

 Whether you liked original, classic styled bikes or custom choppers there was something at Born Free 5 for everyone.

Custom taillight

Custom paint

The Born Free merchandise booth was a popular hangout all day long.

So was the Harley Davidson booth. A giant "Cold Beer" sign always does attract a crowd

 The builder showcase was the main attraction at the show. The event put custom motorcycles on display from some of the top bike builders from around the world. It was an amazing collection of custom bikes and craftsmanship. In addition to the great display, a number of the bikes were part of the raffle. For $25 show attendees could purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win a select number of the bikes. It was a great opportunity for some lucky motorcycle enthusiasts. And it was a pretty cool gesture by the bike builders to raffle off some of their handy work. More updates or information on the raffle and show can be found on the Born Free Facebook page.

 There were around 200 vendors and bike builders at Born Free as well. The vendor areas were spread around Oak Canyon Ranch so it was nice to walk around the venue and see it all. A number of California Car Cover customers, like Moon Eyes and Tres Noir, had booths at the show. There was a lot of motorcycle and custom culture apparel and accessories.

Wild pipes

A packed house on Saturday

jenga, jenga, jenga...

Parking the bikes before the prize raffle

 Whenever you have a chopper event there is always some spectacular and clever paint ideas. Here are some great paint examples on gas tanks and helmets.

The crowd listens to some live music on Saturday afternoon

Follow California Car Cover on Instagram? You should. Here is one of our collages from the show.

We will have some video on the California Car Cover You Tube channel. Stay connected with California Car Cover on our website or Facebook page. I will be at great car shows all over the country this summer so subscribe to our blog to follow along. -Tony