22 Motor 63rd Grand National roadster showcases classics


Tim Deegan Staff Writer


POMONA – The weather was


great on Friday, Jan. 20, in Pomona for opening day of the annual Grand National roadster show sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts. This show has been part of California history since 1949 and was held in Oak-


land until 8 years ago when it was moved south to “The Birthplace of Hot Rodding,” Southern California. The Pomona Fairplex is the perfect place for such an event, right next to the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) museum and the Auto Club Dragway, home of the NHRA Winternationals and World Finals. Hundreds of beautiful cars on


display competed for the “Amer- ica’s Most Beautiful Roadster” award, which is a trophy so big it makes the Stanley Cup look like a toy. Thousands of man hours are dedicated to building or restoring these cars and entire businesses have developed as a result. But it’s not all about the cars; the


men who create these cars and pro- mote the shows have philanthropic goals too. Operation Mend, Helping Amer-


Demonstrations stunned the show attendees day and night, from the “Cackle Fest” firing up of the nostalgia dragsters from the early years of drag racing, to the open header “Flame Throwing” by “Wild Thing.”


ica’s Wounded Warriors, is a pro- gram that partners UCLA Health System with the United States Military to provide reconstructive specialty surgeries, mental health support, and other services to men and women severely injured during combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. On display was a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro donated by General Mo- tors and customized by West Coast Customs. It was sold for $33,000 at the Mecum Auction to benefit Operation Mend. The Gavin R. Stevens Founda-


Gil Losi of Murrieta proudly showed his ’49 Olds ‘Super 88’.


tion is a foundation whose mission is to raise awareness and increase funding for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a genetic dis- ease that causes blindness at birth. This year, the Grand National Roadster Show’s pin striper event and charity auction directly ben- efited this cause. Thousands of people brought items to the best pin stripers in the industry for custom pin striping and their donations will help fund research and operations that will give a little boy or girl the chance not to live in darkness. The Robert E. Petersen Free School Bus Program brings chil-


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Ryan O’Toole of Escondido showed a ’65 Chevrolet Malibu built by Hot Rods and Custom Stuff in Escondido.


dren from underserved schools to the Petersen Automotive Museum on filed trips. This year, an All-Star Build Team


customized antique 1932 Ford pedal cars for auction celebrating the 80th anniversary of the 1932 Ford “Deuce.”


Faith


Jewish faith to be recognized in two events


MURRIETA – On Feb. 5, at


10 a.m., the Jewish Men’s Club of the Valleys will participate in the Twelfth Annual World Wide Wrap. The Wrap is held each year to


spread knowledge about, and en- courage use of, tefillin, phylacteries which have been used in prayer services for well over two thousand years, and which are described in the Bible in several places (Deuter- onomy, Song of Songs, Proverbs, as well as Matthew in the Christian Gospels). The Wrap will be held at Congre-


gation B’nai Chaim at 29500 Via Princesa in Murrieta. It is open to the public of all faiths. For more information, contact Stuart Wald at stuart.wald@gmail.


com or visit www.worldwidewrap. org.


MENIFEE – On Feb. 10, at 7:30


p.m., Temple Beth Sholom of the Menifee Valley will host a “Scout Shabbat,” in which many local Boy, Girl, and Cub Scouts will be recog- nized for their accomplishments in the fields of Jewish study, educa- tion, and religious observance. Several young Cub Scouts will


receive their Maccabee Awards, the first of four Jewish religious awards they can earn through scouting. The Temple Beth Sholom is


located at 29101 Del Monte Drive in Menifee. For more information on this or


other scouting issues, contact Stu Muller at (951) 926-3677.


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