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… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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.… Continue reading
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,… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS December 03, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
La Verne Cool Cruise of year 2016 Springtime in Southern California never fails to deliver countless car events and the one in year 2016 was… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS November 14, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
14th Annual Dr. George Car Show Last year I was unable to attend the 13th Annual Dr. George Car Show due to arthroscopic surgery on… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS November 09, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
AXC Engine Start Event 2015 The Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts is (AXC) in its 4th year of operation, and has surpassed all expectations.… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS November 09, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Snap-on World Finals Party The NHRA World Finals, which is held every fall at the Fairplex, is a big deal for us locals, and so… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS November 09, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Winfield’s Open House Our good friend Gene Winfield held his annual open house again in October, which is the right time of year for it,… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS October 27, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
The 28th Street Metro-Cruise In August my wife Carol and I found us in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area for the 11th annual 28th Street… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS October 26, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
Hot August Nights 2015 I know this is beginning to sound like a broken record, but compared to the 2014 Hot August Nights, this year… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS October 25, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
AXC Open House I’ve been touting the fine points of the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC) for five years. In that time we’ve… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS October 25, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
SO-CAL’s 19th Open House I usually start the column with “I can’t believe it’s been 19 years etc.”, but in all sincerity I really can’t… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS October 24, 2022 All Feature Vehicles
The Hot Rod Balancing Act I’ve been building hot rods all my life—I should be able to say “adult life” but at 72 I’m not… Continue reading
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