2012 Grand National Roadster Show Photos

This past weekend was the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show held in Pomona, Ca. It was a beautiful weekend in Southern California and the warm weather brought out tons of people to this historic event.
A very nice 1957 Chevy built by our friends at D&P Chevy in Orange County.

Plenty of classic cars, lowriders, hot rods and of course, roadsters, filled the halls at the Pomona Fairplex. California Car Cover was an on site as an exhibitor at the event. I spent most of the day Saturday enjoying the show and talking to many of our customers and vendors that were in attendance. Here are some photo highlights.
There was an entire hall celebrating the '32 Ford. Above is a group of custom pedal cars on display and bottom is a photo of the full size models there.

The fairplex has plenty of space to park classic cars and just above everywhere you looked there was another car. From street rods and customs to traditional rods and muscle cars, it was there.

The Suede Palace is home to traditional hot rods and customs.


Ford Shoebox
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In addition to all the custom cars on display, there were plenty of the two-wheeled variety on display all competing for the big trophy.
Classic Triumph.
Beautiful paint and detail work was on display in the lowrider section of the show. These cars sure do look good under the lights.

Candy paint and wide white wall tires were popular at the show.


Custom Car Hauler.

The roadsters in competition for the award of America's Most Beautiful Roadster were all on display in the main hall. This hall featured large displays with eye catching automobiles.



The main hall also featured the booths of plenty of the premiere classic car builders. Here is the booth of our friend and catalog cover car builder Troy Ladd and Hollywood Hot Rods.
Old time pinstripers.
Another past catalog cover car builder, Brizio Street Rods.




The trophy display.

Pure Vision from Simi Valley, Ca was displaying a few cars in the works.
This gold pickup has been seen at a few shows this year. It was built by our friends down at Hot Rods and Custom Stuff in Escondido, Ca.


Custom Corvette.
Custom Harley.
Ford Thunderbird. This T-Bird was built by Rick Tucker and the crew at Tucker's Performance in Las Vegas, NV. You might recognize that name from a shop tour we did of his facility a few weeks ago.

Want to see more? Visit our Flickr page to see all the photo highlights from the 2012 show. Visit the California Car Cover Events page to see where we will be exhibiting next.

Check back with our blog often this month. There will be plenty of cool event coverage here all February.

Source Interlink Open House in El Segundo

Last night was an open house event at the Source Interlink Tech Center in El Segundo, Ca. We had a lot of fun seeing friends and colleagues from the hot rod and auto racing industries. Source Interlink publishes a majority of the automotive magazines you see on the news stand, including Hot Rod and Street Rodder. Here are some highlights from the event.
A band played classic rock all night long.
The tech center had plenty of cool project cars and motorcycles on display.
A packed house.
Pinstriper Sonny Boy was there adding some artwork to a hot rod project.
Here is a photo of my brother and I with long time friend and Street Rodder magazine representative John Barkley. John has worked with our company for many years and has been a friend of our father since the 1970s.


A clean Chevelle.
Thank you to Source Interlink for having us out at the open house. It was a fun night and we look forward to seeing everyone out at the Grand National Roadster Show this coming weekend. Check back here on Monday for photo highlights from that event.

Keep it Cool (or Warm) with the Garage Door Insulation Kit

Tired of extreme temperature changes in your garage? Do you have too much heat in the summer and cold in the winter? This garage door insulation kit from California Car Cover will help regulate heat and cold air given off from your metal garage door.
In fact, I installed this very kit on my own garage door. My home faces the setting sun, so my garage can get pretty warm in the summer months. Also, temperatures during the early winter mornings get cool, so the insulation should regulate any hot or cold air from the outside.

The kit includes everything you need for installation: insulation sheets (enough for an 8' X 18' door), double sided tape, alcohol wipes, cutting knife and measuring tape. First step is to clean all surfaces to be covered in double sided tape with alcohol wipes. This helps provide the cleanest possible bound.
Next adhere the tape to all the recently cleaned flat surfaces. I tried to cover as many of the joints and vertical supports as possible.

Next, line up the garage door insulation so you can unroll it straight across the garage door panel. Do you need to cut off any excess insulation? Use a measuring tape to see how much insulation will need to be trimmed from the bottom.

Before installing the insulation, peel back the backing of the double sided tape. I opted to peel one row at a time to make the application of the insulation easier.
Next, Put the corner of the first section in place and press firmly where tape was applied. Tip: Check the temp. The tape will adhere best at a temperature above 65 degrees so make sure to install the kit when it isn't too cold for the best bond.
Unroll the piece of insulation across the garage door and firmly press against tape. Use the cutting knife to notch around any hinges and excess at the end.

After securely in place I decided to trim the excess. I figured this was the best way to get an even cut. I was able to use the joint between the garage door panels as a guide for the blade. This made sure I ended up with a nice even cut.
Now that the first panel is complete, repeat the taping and cutting steps for however many panels you have on the garage door to cover. I chose to cover 3 of the 4 panels since I have windows on the top section.

Another handy tip: To save some tip and your back, raise the garage door part way on the bottom section. This way you can trim the bottom section at a chest high level for easier and more accurate cutting.
That's it. The insulation is installed and will hopefully make my garage more pleasant year round. It took just over an hour to clean, tape and install the kit on my double garage door.

Want to see the video? Check out our You Tube channel for a minute video on the installation process.

For more information on this product, please visit our website.