PETE CHAPOURIS
PETE CHAPOURIS January 17, 2023 All Feature Vehicles
MOONEYES 25TH ANNIVERSARY HOT ROD CUSTOM SHOW Twenty five years at anything is a milestone in my book, especially in the custom automotive business. So much of what we do is so damn “trendy” and staying up with (much less ahead of) it is almost impossible. But our friends at Mooneyes have not only kept… Continue reading MOONEYES 25TH ANNIVERSARY...
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PETE CHAPOURIS January 12, 2023 All Feature Vehicles
MY PAL AND FRIEND ART CHRISMAN I know I’m a little behind the curve on this one, regarding my pal and friend Art Chrisman who passed July 12th, 2016, at the young age of 86 years. He, as you know, was one of the founding fathers of NHRA Drag Racing, as well as the patriarch… Continue reading SEMA and Art Chrisman...
PETE CHAPOURIS January 01, 2023 All Feature Vehicles
Annual 28th Street Metro Cruise at Grand Rapids, Michigan In August my wife Carol and I, following our own lead, did a re-visit to the Grand Rapids, Michigan area for the 12th Annual 28th Street Metro-Cruise. We had such a great time last year we made arrangements with our host and SO-CAL Speed Shop dealer… Continue reading 28th Street Metro Cruise at Grand Rapids...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 30, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
LGE-CTS 16th Annual Open House Before I get into the LGE-CTS open house here’s a little background on the company. I do get a lot of folks out there ask me about the Moroson’s San Dimas based multi-purpose car/truck shop LGE-CTS. Here’s the deal: LGE (L&G Enterprises) has been a family-owned and operated auto body… Continue reading LGE-CTS 16th Annual Open House...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 26, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Celebrating SO-CAL’s 20th Annual Father’s Day Weekend Open House Our open house just seems to be getting larger—and this time, I think better. Our main obstacle always has been, and will continue to be, parking, for both hot rods as well as spectators. We had over 40 volunteers plus people who spent a tremendous amount… Continue reading SO-CAL’s 20th Annual Father’s Day Weekend...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 25, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
The Syracuse Nationals Hi and greetings from Syracuse NY. It’s a long way from L.A. but what I saw here really made me feel at home. More than 8,000 classic cars and an estimated 90,000 people descended on the newly renovated State Fairgrounds for the PPG Syracuse Nationals car show (July 15-17, 2016). The gathering… Continue reading Syracuse Nationals in NY...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 24, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
New Tricks & Vice Versa I’m writing this article on my new computer. It’s like driving a really fast car for the first time. They say you can’t teach old dogs new tricks; well as far as old dogs go, at age 73 I fit right into that category. This computer is really bitchin’ and,… Continue reading Learning a Whole Bunch of New Tricks...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 19, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Building a Car, Getting It Done and Saving Money Over the years I’ve had a lot of people ask for advice on their car projects. Most often the questions are technical, but today they’re asking what they can do to save money. The answer is always the same. If you want to save, “Don’t cut… Continue reading BUILDING A CAR FROM SCRATCH...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 17, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
WHEELS IN MOTION: STORY OF THE CALIFORNIA KID This is where we left off last month: Carol has always been patient with my car addiction, but especially so during this particular build. Money was tight as my pals and I worked on the car every available free minute. I had lots of help on the… Continue reading “The California Kid” (The Back Story) Part 2...
PETE CHAPOURIS December 16, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
The Wheels in Motion Story Continues… I have been involved with cars all my life, more specifically rods and customs. But this story is not as much about me as it is the hot rod coupe I built for myself that became known as – The California Kid. During the late ‘60s and early ‘70s… Continue reading “The California Kid” (The Back Story)...
